The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
(Johnny Cash)

(Williams/Braddock)
1987 PolyGram Records Inc. (original)

Harry Truman was our president
A coke and burger cost you thirty cents
I was still in love with Mavis Brown
On the night Hank Williams came to town

I love Lucy's debut on TV
That was one big event we didn't see
'Cause no one stayed at home for miles around
It was the night Hank Williams came to town

Mama ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck
I drove on out to Grapevine and picked ol' Mavis up
We hit that county line for one big round
On the night Hank Williams came to town

A thousand people swelvered in the gym
Then I heard someone whisper: 'Hey, that's him'
That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound
It was the night Hank Williams came to town

On and on he sang into the night
(...), "Cheating heart", "I saw the light"
And how'd they get ms. Hawgrey in that gown
On the night Hank Williams came to town?

Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car
She said: 'He sure is humble for a Gran Ol Opry star'
Mavis said: 'Why don't we hang around?
It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town'

While Hank signed his autograph on (...)'s van
Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys band
The effect on all our lives was quite profound
On the night Hank Williams came to town

(Voice-over: ...Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys! They'll be at the high school gym,
in person, for one show only this Saturday night! The big two hour show starts at 19:30.
Tickets are just $1.50. You get your money's worth the first fifteen minutes - and the
rest is free! Tickets on sale right now at (...) and here at the radio
station. Hank Williams!)