I Got Stripes
Song recorded by Johnny Cash
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"I Got Stripes" is a song recorded by Johnny Cash. Cash's version is credited to Charlie Williams and him,[3] but they borrowed from a song by Lead Belly titled "On a Monday".[4]
| "I Got Stripes" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| A-side | "I Got Stripes" "Five Feet High and Rising" | |||
| Released | July 1959 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:04 | |||
| Label | Columbia 4-41427 | |||
| Songwriters | Charlie Williams, Johnny Cash[1] | |||
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| Audio | ||||
| "I Got Stripes" on YouTube | ||||
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
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
| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 43 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 4 |