I Got Stripes

"I Got Stripes" is a song recorded by Johnny Cash.

"On a Monday"
Single by Lead Belly
Released1939 (1939)
GenreCountry
"I Got Stripes"
Single by Johnny Cash
A-side"I Got Stripes"
"Five Feet High and Rising"
ReleasedJuly 1959 (1959-07)
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 4-41427
Songwriter(s)Charlie Williams, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Katy Too"
(1959)
"I Got Stripes"
(1959)
"Goodbye Little Darlin'"
(1959)
Audio
"I Got Stripes" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BillboardSpotlight winner of the week

Cash's version is credited to him and Charlie Williams, but they borrowed from a song by Lead Belly titled "On a Monday".

Lead Belly's original, also known as "Yellow Women's Door Bells" and "Almost Done", was recorded and released by him in 1939 and reflected his "prison experiences".

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