The Rebel

Name of Theme: “Ballad of Johnny Yuma”

Composer(s): R. (Richard) Markowitz and A. J. (Andrew J.) Fenady

Lyricist(s):

Performer(s): Johnny Cash

 

 

 

 

Opening Lyrics:

 

 

Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,

He roamed, through the west.

And Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,

He wandered alone.

(Johnny Yuma)

 

 

 

Closing Lyrics (there were numerous versions at the beginning of the series):

 

Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,

He roamed, through the west.

And Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,

He wandered alone.

He got fightin’ mad,

This rebel lad,

He packed no star as he wandered far

Where the only law was a hook and a draw,

The Rebel… Johnny Yuma

(Away, away, away rode The Rebel.)

 

 

He searched the land,

This restless lad,

He was panther quick and leather tough

 And he figured that he’d been pushed enough,

The Rebel

(John Yuma

Johnny Yuma)

 

 

 

 

To hear the theme, please click here.

 

To hear the instrumental only closing theme, please click here.