Nasty Dan

About Nasty Dan

"Nasty Dan" is an American folk song written by Jeff Moss, who also wrote "Rubber Duckie". It was first recorded and released by Johnny Cash in 1975. A version of the song is on his album The Johnny Cash Children's Album. Cash performed the song for Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, telling The Grouch, "You'll like this." According to the song, Nasty Dan was a nasty man. He ate nails for lunch, never took a bath or laughed, and would jump for joy when a little boy would trip and fall. The only words he ever said were: I don't like you at all. He eventually met Nasty Pearl, a nasty girl, and they settled down and had a nasty kid. Moss included a poem of the same name in his book of poetry. The song became a No. 1 hit in France in 1976 for Claude François, who recorded it with French lyrics under the title "Sale Bonhomme". more »

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2003

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Oh Nasty Dan was the meanest man I ever knew
He's stomp and scream and be real mean the whole day through
He'd frown a bunch he ate nails for lunch and he'd never laugh
He'd growl and yell and I heard tell that he never took a bath
Nasty Dan (nasty Dan)was a nasty man hard to understand that Nasty Dan

Now Nasty Dan was a nasty man the whole day long (good for him)
He'd go where he could and he'd try real good to make things go wrong (oh yeah yeah)
He'd jump for joy when a little boy would trip and fall (really mean)
And the only words that he ever said were "I don't like you at all" (yeah, right on)
Nasty Dan was a nasty man hard to understand that Nasty Dan

Now here is the best part, it's about a girl named Nasty Pearl
(Oh, she sounds ok too)

Nasty Pearl was a nasty girl that met Dan somehow
She said you like me rotten as can be let's get married now
So they went and they did and had a nasty kid
And I must confess

That Dan pretty much leaves everyone alone now
And he doesn't bother anybody anymore cause he just lives
In his nasty old house with his nasty ol' wife and his nasty kid

In nasty happiness (far out)
Nasty Dan he's a happy man hard to understand that Nasty Dan

Wow, that was really great
And say, aren't you Johnny Trash?
Cash. Cash Cash
Have a rotten day
Wow, that was my kind of guy

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Johnny Cash

John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music icon, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Gospel Music Hall of Fame. more »

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