Oney
Johnny Cash
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I dedicate this song to the workin' man For every man that puts in eight or ten hard hours a day Of work and toil and sweat Always got somebody lookin' down his neck Tryin' to get more out of him Than he really ought to have to put in After twenty nine long years of workin' In this shop with Oney standin' over me Today when that old whistle blows I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire The superintendent just dropped by And said they'd planned my little get together Then he said I'd never a made it If old Oney hadn't a held me to the fire I've seen him in my dreams at night And woke up in the mornin' feelin' tired And old Oney don't remember, when I came here How he tried to get me fired With his folded hands behind him Every mornin' Oney waited at the gate Where he'd rant and rave like I committed murder Clockin' in five minutes late. But today they'll gather 'round me Like I've seen 'em do when any man retires Then old Oney's gonna tell me From now on I'm free to do what I desire He'll present me with that little old gold watch They give a man at times like this But there's one thing he's not countin' on Today's the day I give old Oney his I've been workin', buildin' muscles Oney's just been standin' 'round a gettin' soft And today about four thirty I'll make up for every good night's sleep I've lost When I'm gone I'll be remembered As a workin' man who put his point across With a right hand full of knuckles 'Cause today I show old Oney who's the boss Hmmmm, what time is it? Four thirty? Hey, Oney! Oney! Ha ha ha ha!
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Written by: JERRY CHESNUT
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10 facts about this song
Release date"Oney" by Johnny Cash was released in November 1972 as part of his album "Any Old Wind That Blows."
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
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InspirationThe song "Oney" is written about the working man’s view of retirement. It speaks about a factory foreman named Oney.
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Song Theme"Oney" is a song about blue-collar frustration and the dream of getting even with an overbearing boss.
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Notable LyricsThe notable lyrics of the song are "And I've been working for Oney, Oney, Oney, I've been working for Oney all day…"
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SongwriterThe song "Oney" was written by an American country music songwriter named Jerry Chesnut.
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Recurring CollaborationIt was not the first time that Johnny Cash had performed a song written by Jerry Chesnut. The two had collaborated before on multiple songs.
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Album SuccessThe album "Any Old Wind That Blows" in which "Oney" was included reached number five on the Billboard Country albums chart.
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Johnny Cash’s CareerDuring the time when "Oney" was released, Cash was already a well-established country music artist with numerous hit songs.
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Music StyleThe song features Johnny Cash’s distinctive baritone voice and the sound that made him famous, a mix of country, rock, and folk music called rockabilly.
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