A Boy Named Sue
performed by Johnny Cash

Country boy, ain't got no shoes. Country boy, ain't got no blues. Well, you work all day While you're wantin' to play In the sun and the sand, With a face that's tan. At the end of the day, When your work is done, You ain't got nothin' but fun. Country boy, ain't got no ills. Country boy, don't owe no bills. Country boy, ain't got no ills. Country boy, don't owe no bills. You get a wiggly worm, And then you watch him squirm. While you put him on a hook, And you drop him in a brook. If everything's gonna turn out right, You're gonna fry fish tonight. Country boy, got a lot to lose. Country boy, how I wish I was in your shoes. Country boy, you got a shaggy dog. Country boy, up a holler log. Well, he comes in a run, When you pick up your gun. And with a shell or two, And your dog and you, When you get your rabbit, You'll skin his hide, He's gonna be good fried. Country boy, you got a lot to lose. Country boy, how I wish I was in your shoes. Country boy, you got work to do. Country boy, in the morning dew, You gotta plant the seed, You gotta cut the weeds. There's many a row, You know you gotta hoe When it's quittin' time, And your work is through. There's a lot of life in you Country boy, you lucky thing. Country boy, I wish I was you, and you were me.

You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God will cut you down Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Tell them that God's gonna cut themem down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news My head's been wet with the midnight dew I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee He spoke to me in the voice so sweet I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet He called my name and my heart stood still When he said, "John go do My will!" Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand Workin' in the dark against your fellow man But as sure as God made black and white What's done in the dark will be brought to the light

A Boy Named Sue is a 2001 documentary film directed by Julie Wyman. It shows the life and transition of Theo, a young adult, born intersex, raised female, involved in a lesbian relationship, who undergoes various stages of a sex reassignment surgery (including a mastectomy and hormone therapy) to become male. The protagonist is filmed extensively throughout, gives a number of interviews, and eventually settles down as a gay male. The film's title is taken from the song A Boy Named Sue.