Johnny Cash - The one on the right is on the left

^GThere once was a musical ^G7troop a ^Cpickin' singin' ^Gfolk group They ^Csang the mountain ^Gballads and the folk songs of our ^D7land

They were ^Glong on musical ^G7ability folks ^Cthought they would go ^Gfar But ^Cpolitical incompatibili^Gty ^D7led to their down^Gfall

Well the ^Cone on the right was ^Gon the left And the ^D7one on the middle was ^Gon the right

And the ^Cone on the left was ^Gin the middle And the ^D7guy in the rear was a ^GMethodist

This musical agg^G7regation ^Ctoured the entire ^Gnation Singing ^Ctraditional ^Gballads and the folk songs of our ^D7land

They per^Gformed with great virtuo^G7sity and ^Csoon they were the ^Grage But ^Cpolitical animosi^Gty ^D7prevailed upon the ^Gstage

Well the ^Cone on the right was ^Gon the left And the ^D7one on the middle was ^Gon the right

And the ^Cone on the left was ^Gin the middle And the ^D7guy in the rear burned his driver's ^Glicense

When the curtain had ^G7ascended a ^Chush fell on the ^Gcrowd As ^Cthousands there were ^Ggathered to hear the folk songs of our ^D7land

But they ^Gtook their politics ^G7seriously ^CAnd that night at the concert ^Ghall

As the ^Caudience watched deli^Griously ^D7they had a free for ^Gall

Well the ^Cone on the right was ^Gon the bottom And the ^D7one on the middle was ^Gon the top

And the ^Cone on the left got a ^Gbroken arm And the ^D7guy on his rear said oh ^Gdear

Now this should be a ^G7lesson ^Cif you plan to start a ^Gfolk group ^CDon't go mixing ^Gpolitics with the folk songs of our ^D7land

Just ^Gwork on harmony and ^G7diction ^Cplay your banjo ^Gwell And if ^Cyou have political ^Gconviction ^D7keep 'em to ^Gyourself

Now the ^Cone on the left works ^Gin the bank And the ^D7one on the middle ^Gdrives a truck

The one ^Con the right's an ^Gall night DJ And the ^D7guy in the rear got ^Gdrafted