Johnny Cash - If I Told You Who It Was lyrics

I was down in music city 'bout a week ago
I wanted to see the brand old Loper show
So I held a cap and I headed down to Opryland
They said they sold their last
Ticket the day before so I kinda just hung
Around the backstage door
And down the steps she came, man oh man
My favourite female country star
She waved her fans and headed for her car
Her tire, unlike her body, was very flat
She said, could you change my tire
I said your wish is my desire
As she raised the lid
I grabbed her bumper jack
She said I sure do appreciate
You changing my tire

If I told you who it was
If I told you who it was
You'd say I was making it up
You've seen her on the screen
And in country magazines
You'd think I was making it up
She said it was our little
Secret and by golly i'm gonna keep it
Anyway you wouldn't believe it
If I told you who it was

She said you need a lift and I said well
You can drop me of at the York motel
So we headed down Briley parkway in the town
I told her I got all your records ma'am
She smiled and said well I be damned
She said, you're kind of cute fella
Wanna mess around
When we got to my room just the people lied
I said sure wish I could've
Heard you sing tonight
She smiled at me and said
What do you wanna hear?
Well if I was one of them country music folks
I'll tell you
She'd sure get my vote for the
Best performance of the year

If I told you who it was
If I told you who it was
You'd say I was making it up
You've seen her on the screen
And in country magazines
You'd think I was making it up
She said it was our little
Secret and by golly i'm gonna keep it
Anyway you wouldn't believe it
If I told you who it was

Well I tell you this much
When I put my arms around her
And squeezed her real tight
She looked up at me with
Those big beautiful eyes
Took a deep breath and a sigh and said:
"Howdy I'm just so proud to be here!"

If I told you who it was
If I told you who it was
You'd say I was making it up
You've seen her on the screen
And in country magazines
You'd think I was making it up
She said it was our little
Secret and by golly i'm gonna keep it
Anyway you wouldn't believe it
If I told you who it was