Like the 309
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| "Like the 309" | |
| Written by | Johnny Cash |
|---|---|
| Written | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Original artist | Johnny Cash |
| Recorded by | Johnny Cash |
"Like the 309" is a song written by singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. The last song Cash ever wrote, it is "likely about his own death, though it is definitely about a train. It ... moves with Cash's old locomotive-like thrum."[1][2]
The lyrics include the stanza:
Take me to the depot, put me to bed,
Blow an electric fan on my gnarly old head.
Everybody take a look
See, I'm doing fine
Then load my box on the 309.
Cash adds wry humour to the song, commenting about his asthma,[3]
It should be a while before I see Dr. Death
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath
The song was produced by Rick Rubin.
