How did you get away from me? (lyrics)

HOW DID YOU GET AWAY FROM ME?
by June Carter Cash (and Johnny Cash)


Oh, I hate it, but you made it.
You're runnin', jumpin', laughin', filled with glee.
Oh, I told you that I'd hold you.
Just how did you get away from me?

I had bars on the windows,
Had you chained to the floor,
And a moss covered monster at the door,
(JOHNNY: 12 feet tall. That ain't all.)
Had a bottemless moat
With a hole in the boat
And a big rattlesnake
If you tried to make the break,
Had a swarm of bees,
A gorilla in the tress.
Just how did you get away from me?
(JOHNNY: You said I'd die if I tried.)

[KEY CHANGE (G to A)]
[DOBRO SOLO; JAZZ FLUTE SOLO]

Aw, where'd you get the sense
To get through the electric fence?
Your handcuffs are gone.
You're runnin' free.
What happened to my sniper
With his high powered rifle?
Just how did you get away from me?

Is it true that it's you?
Did you really did make it through?
How about the tiger in the car?
(JOHNNY: And the dynamite you planted)
(In the jar in the car.)
Did you go like a mole through a hole?
Or did you sail like a quail on a pole?
Give it to the news on TV (JOHNNY: So I can see)
Oh, how did you get away from me?
(JOHNNY: You said I die if I try.)
Oh, how did you get away from me?