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"A Boy Named Sue" is a country song, written by Shel Silverstein and
popularly sung by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was at the height of his
popularity when he recorded this song live at San Quentin State Prison in
California. The concert was recorded for broadcast by Granada Television on
February 24, 1969 and for the Johnny Cash At San Quentin album, it shot to
#1 on the Country Charts and #2 on the Pop Charts in the U.S.
Plot and reaction It tells the preposterous yet moving tale of a young
man's quest for revenge on a father whose only contribution to his entire
life was naming him Sue, traditionally a girl's name. The name was the
cause of endless ridicule as the young man was growing up. As the years
went on, Sue grew big, strong and fearsome from all the fights he got into
with bullies.
At the climax of the song, Sue finds and confronts
