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{{Short description|Song recorded by Johnny Cash}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = I Got Stripes
| name = I Got Stripes
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| length = 2:04
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] <small>4-41427</small>
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] <small>4-41427</small>
| writer = Charlie Williams, Johnny Cash<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Cash-I-Got-Stripes-Five-Feet-High-And-Rising/master/319418|title=I Got Stripes / Five Feet High And Rising|website=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2019-01-16}}</ref>
| writer = Charlie Williams, Johnny Cash<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Cash-I-Got-Stripes-Five-Feet-High-And-Rising/master/319418|title=I Got Stripes / Five Feet High And Rising|website=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2019-01-16}}</ref>
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| next_title = [[Goodbye Little Darlin']]
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"'''I Got Stripes'''" is a song co-written<ref name="Oermann1999">{{cite book|author=Robert K. Oermann|title=A Century of Country: An Illustrated History of Country Music|url=https://archive.org/details/centuryofcountry0000oerm|url-access=registration|quote=I Got Stripes Five Feet High And Rising.|year=1999|publisher=TV Books|isbn=978-1-57500-083-1}}</ref> and originally recorded by [[Johnny Cash]].
"'''I Got Stripes'''" is a song recorded by [[Johnny Cash]].
Cash's version is credited to him and Charlie Williams,<ref name="Oermann1999">{{cite book|author=Robert K. Oermann|title=A Century of Country: An Illustrated History of Country Music|url=https://archive.org/details/centuryofcountry0000oerm|url-access=registration|quote=I Got Stripes Five Feet High And Rising.|year=1999|publisher=TV Books|isbn=978-1-57500-083-1}}</ref> but they borrowed from a song by [[Lead Belly]] titled "'''On a Monday'''".<ref name="Hilburn2013" />

Lead Belly's original, also known as "'''Yellow Women's Door Bells'''" and "'''Almost Done'''", was recorded and released by him in 1939<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/60291/all|title = Song: On a Monday written by Leadbelly &#124; SecondHandSongs| website=SecondHandSongs }}</ref> and reflected his "prison experiences".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TFSAvsF_mT4C&pg=PA38|title = A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, Teacher's Guide|isbn = 9780940796850|last1 = Schmid|first1 = Will|year = 1990| publisher=R&L Education }}</ref>


== Johnny Cash version ==
The song was recorded by Cash on March 12, 1959<ref name="Cash2004">{{cite book|author=Johnny Cash|title=Johnny Cash, the Songs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KgBMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22|year=2004|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|isbn=9781560256298}}</ref><ref name="Cusic2011">{{cite book|author=Don Cusic|title=The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NM3eDAAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PA148|date=15 July 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6314-5|pages=148–}}</ref> and released as a [[single (music)|single]] in July,<ref>{{Citation|title=Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/441427|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> with "[[Five Feet High and Rising (song)|Five Feet High and Rising]]" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side.<ref name="Cash2004" /><ref name="Cusic2011" /><ref name="Hilburn2013">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZ8YAAAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PT136|title=Johnny Cash: The Life|author=Robert Hilburn|date=31 October 2013|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-0-297-86658-9|pages=136–}}</ref><ref name="Turner2005">{{cite book|author=Steve Turner|title=The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qaANnvGwGkC&q=%22%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PT245|date=30 October 2005|publisher=Thomas Nelson|isbn=978-1-4185-7809-1|pages=245–}}</ref><ref name="Banister2014">{{cite book|author=C. Eric Banister|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufYTBQAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PT62|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-61713-608-5|pages=62–}}</ref><ref name="Alexander2018">{{cite book|author=John M. Alexander|title=The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJlHDwAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PA6|date=16 April 2018|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|isbn=978-1-61075-628-0|pages=6–}}</ref><ref name="RobinsonHodgins1983">{{cite book|author1=Red Robinson|author2=Peggy Hodgins|title=Rockbound: Rock'n'roll Encounters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2jsAAAAMAAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22|year=1983|publisher=Hancock House|isbn=978-0-88839-162-9}}</ref>
The song was recorded by Cash on March 12, 1959<ref name="Cash2004">{{cite book|author=Johnny Cash|title=Johnny Cash, the Songs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KgBMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22|year=2004|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|isbn=9781560256298}}</ref><ref name="Cusic2011">{{cite book|author=Don Cusic|title=The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NM3eDAAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PA148|date=15 July 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6314-5|pages=148–}}</ref> and released as a [[single (music)|single]] in July,<ref>{{Citation|title=Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/441427|access-date=2019-06-15}}</ref> with "[[Five Feet High and Rising (song)|Five Feet High and Rising]]" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side.<ref name="Cash2004" /><ref name="Cusic2011" /><ref name="Hilburn2013">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZ8YAAAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PT136|title=Johnny Cash: The Life|author=Robert Hilburn|date=31 October 2013|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-0-297-86658-9|pages=136–}}</ref><ref name="Turner2005">{{cite book|author=Steve Turner|title=The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qaANnvGwGkC&q=%22%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PT245|date=30 October 2005|publisher=Thomas Nelson|isbn=978-1-4185-7809-1|pages=245–}}</ref><ref name="Banister2014">{{cite book|author=C. Eric Banister|title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufYTBQAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PT62|date=1 August 2014|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-61713-608-5|pages=62–}}</ref><ref name="Alexander2018">{{cite book|author=John M. Alexander|title=The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJlHDwAAQBAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22&pg=PA6|date=16 April 2018|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|isbn=978-1-61075-628-0|pages=6–}}</ref><ref name="RobinsonHodgins1983">{{cite book|author1=Red Robinson|author2=Peggy Hodgins|title=Rockbound: Rock'n'roll Encounters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2jsAAAAMAAJ&q=%22I+Got+Stripes%22+%22Five+Feet+High+And+Rising%22|year=1983|publisher=Hancock House|isbn=978-0-88839-162-9}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=October 2021}}


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According to Robert Hilburn and his book ''Johnny Cash: The Life'', "I Got Stripes" is a "raucous prison tale" written by Johnny Cash and Charlie Williams, a DJ from Los Angeles and Cash's friend. They borrowed from a song by [[Lead Belly]] titled "On a Monday".<ref name="Hilburn2013" />
== Composition ==
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It is a "raucous prison tale" written by Johnny Cash and Charlie Williams, a DJ from Los Angeles and Cash's friend. They borrowed from a song by [[LeadBelly]] titled "[[On a Monday]]".<ref name="Hilburn2013" />


== Charts ==
=== Charts ===
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[[Category:Johnny Cash songs]]
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[[Category:1959 songs]]

Latest revision as of 02:37, 28 October 2024

"On a Monday"
Single by Lead Belly
Released1939 (1939)
GenreCountry
"I Got Stripes"
Single by Johnny Cash
A-side"I Got Stripes"
"Five Feet High and Rising"
ReleasedJuly 1959 (1959-07)
GenreCountry
Length2:04
LabelColumbia 4-41427
Songwriter(s)Charlie Williams, Johnny Cash[1]
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Katy Too"
(1959) 		"I Got Stripes"
(1959) 		"Goodbye Little Darlin'"
(1959)
Audio
"I Got Stripes" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[2]Spotlight winner of the week

"I Got Stripes" is a song recorded by Johnny Cash.

Cash's version is credited to him and Charlie Williams,[3] but they borrowed from a song by Lead Belly titled "On a Monday".[4]

Lead Belly's original, also known as "Yellow Women's Door Bells" and "Almost Done", was recorded and released by him in 1939[5] and reflected his "prison experiences".[6]

Johnny Cash version

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The song was recorded by Cash on March 12, 1959[7][8] and released as a single in July,[9] with "Five Feet High and Rising" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side.[7][8][4][10][11][12][13][excessive citations]

According to Robert Hilburn and his book Johnny Cash: The Life, "I Got Stripes" is a "raucous prison tale" written by Johnny Cash and Charlie Williams, a DJ from Los Angeles and Cash's friend. They borrowed from a song by Lead Belly titled "On a Monday".[4]

Charts

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Chart (1959) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 43
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 4

References

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  1. ^ "I Got Stripes / Five Feet High And Rising". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (6 July 1959). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 27–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Robert K. Oermann (1999). A Century of Country: An Illustrated History of Country Music. TV Books. ISBN 978-1-57500-083-1. I Got Stripes Five Feet High And Rising.
  4. ^ a b c Robert Hilburn (31 October 2013). Johnny Cash: The Life. Orion. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-0-297-86658-9.
  5. ^ "Song: On a Monday written by Leadbelly | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  6. ^ Schmid, Will (1990). A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, Teacher's Guide. R&L Education. ISBN 9780940796850.
  7. ^ a b Johnny Cash (2004). Johnny Cash, the Songs. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 9781560256298.
  8. ^ a b Don Cusic (15 July 2011). The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles. McFarland. pp. 148–. ISBN 978-0-7864-6314-5.
  9. ^ Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes, retrieved 2019-06-15
  10. ^ Steve Turner (30 October 2005). The Man Called CASH: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend. Thomas Nelson. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-1-4185-7809-1.
  11. ^ C. Eric Banister (1 August 2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Backbeat Books. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-1-61713-608-5.
  12. ^ John M. Alexander (16 April 2018). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-61075-628-0.
  13. ^ Red Robinson; Peggy Hodgins (1983). Rockbound: Rock'n'roll Encounters. Hancock House. ISBN 978-0-88839-162-9.
  14. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  15. ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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