$896
A sheet of Johnny Cash handwritten lyrics to a song titled "Joe Hill," written on a sheet of lined white paper in black ink. Reads in part, "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night / Alive as you and me / Says I, but Joe you're ten years dead / I never died, says he. I never died says he / In Salt Lake Joe by God says I / Him standing by my bed / They framed you on a murder charge / Says Joe, but I ain't dead. Says Joe but I ain't dead." Cash takes up the tale of Joe Hill, a real-life labor activist who was executed in 1915. Hill has been memorialized by other songwriters, including Joan Baez and Billy Bragg. 11 by 8 1/2 inches Categories: Johnny Cash
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2010-12-05
