"Don't Make Me Go" is a song written and originally recorded by

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

. The song was recorded by Cash in April 1957 and released as a

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on Sun Records (Sun 266) later in the year, with " Next in Line" (another song from the same recording session) on the opposite side. The single reached #9 on the ''Billboard'' C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart.

Composition

It is a melancholy love song, as is the song it was coupled with on the single.

References

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