Johnny Cash ~ 'Forty Shades of Green' (Live)

Almost two months ago, Mrs. Marathon Pundit and I visited Ireland. In Bushmills, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, we saw a Johnny Cash street banner, with the words "Forty Shades of Green."

Of course, I had to investigate. In 1961, as the B-side to "The Rebel–Johnny Yuma," The Man in Black released this song. Written by Cash in Ireland, it's about the Emerald Isle.

Here is The Man in Green, in Ireland, in 1993, with June Carter at his side and the audience singing along.