"Austin Prison" is a song written by Johnny Cash and originally recorded by him on Columbia Records for his 1966

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Everybody Loves a Nut ''Everybody Loves a Nut'' is the 23rd album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released by Columbia Records in the United States in 1966 (see 1966 in music). The album consists largely of humorous novelty songs. The album's cover art was cr ...

''. It was first released in May 1966 as the flip side to the second single (Columbia 4-43673, "

" / "Austin Prison") from the yet-to-be-released album.

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"Austin Prison"
on the Johnny Cash official website {{authority control Johnny Cash songs 1966 singles Columbia Records singles 1966 songs Songs written by Johnny Cash