It was extremely difficult to pick *just* 40 songs from a career that spanned over 50 years. We've chosen some from his earlier days, some duets he recorded, a couple from his "Highwayman" years, and a few from his American Recordings era. All links lead to pages where you can find lyrics for the songs.
- 25 Minutes To Go
- A Boy Named Sue
- Ballad of a Teenage Queen
- Big River
- Cocaine Blues
- Cry, Cry, Cry
- Daddy Sang Bass
- Delia's Gone
- Don't Take Your Guns To Town
- Five Feet High and Rising
- Folsom Prison
- Get Rhythm
- Give My Love To Rose
- Guess Things Happen That Way
- Hey Porter
- Highwayman
- Hurt
- I Got Stripes
- I Still Miss Someone
- I Walk the Line
- If I Were a Carpenter
- It Ain't Me, Babe
- I've Been Everywhere
- Jackson
- Keep On The Sunny Side (with the Carter Family)
- Luther Played the Boogie
- Man in Black
- Orange Blossom Special
- Ring of Fire
- September When It Comes (with Rosanne Cash)
- Solitary Man
- Tears in the Holston River (with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
- Tennessee Flattop Box
- The Ballad of Ira Hayes
- The Long Black Veil
- The Man Comes Around
- The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
- The Wanderer (with U2)
- Walk the Line Revisited (with Rodney Crowell)
- What Is Truth