If you’re looking for Johnny Cash wedding songs, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled his best love songs for your first dance, when you walk down the aisle, and so much more!
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Johnny Cash Wedding Songs
After going through his entire discography, we picked out the best songs for your wedding day and organized them by event.
Johnny Cash First Dance Songs
The best Johnny Cash love songs for your first dance. Our top picks are: Rose Of My Heart, ‘Cause I Love You, and I Promise You.
Rose Of My Heart (2006)
Best Lyrics: “We’re the best partners this world’s ever seen/Together as close as can be/But sometimes it’s hard to find time in between/To tell you what you mean to me”
‘Cause I Love You (1970)
Best Lyrics: “I’ll be right beside you/No matter where you travel/I’ll be there to cheer you/Till the sun comes shining through”
I Promise You (1972)
Best Lyrics: “I promised you the day you marry me/I’ll be everything to you that I should be/And while you’re in the springtime of your years/You’ll not know what it’s like to shed a tear”
Happiness Is You (1966)
Best Lyrics: “No more chasing moonbeams or catching falling stars/I know now my pot of gold is anywhere you are/My heart won’t miss you my heart goes with you/Loneliness is emptiness but happiness is you”
I Love You Because (1958)
Best Lyrics: “No matter what may be the style or season/I know your love will always see me through/I love you for a hundred thousand reasons/But most of all I love you because you’re you”
Johnny Cash Father Daughter Dance Songs
The best Johnny Cash songs for your father daughter dance. Our top picks are: You Are My Sunshine, Remember Me, and Father And Daughter.
You Are My Sunshine (1989)
Best Lyrics: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine/You make me happy when skies are gray/You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you”
Remember Me (1957)
Best Lyrics: “When you’re all alone and blue/No one to tell your troubles to/Remember me, I’m the one who loves you”
Father And Daughter (1974)
Best Lyrics: “Find a boy settle down and if you want you can marry/Look at me gettin’ old but I’m happy”
I Will Dance With You (1977)
Best Lyrics: “I sang your song before you ever came along but that doesn’t mean I’ll sing along/I’ve never waltzed the home sweet home but I will dance with you”
You’re The Nearest Thing To Heaven (1958)
Best Lyrics: “I have searched for happiness so long and far/But my search for love was through the day that I found you/’Cause you’re the nearest thing to heaven yes you are”
Johnny Cash Mother Son Dance Songs
The best Johnny Cash songs for your mother son dance. Our top pick is: In My Life and Father And Son.
In My Life (2002)
Best Lyrics: “Though I know I’ll never lose affection/For people and things that went before/I know I’ll often stop and think about them/In my life/I love you more”
Father And Son (2003)
Best Lyrics: “Find a girl, settle down/If you want, you can marry/Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy”
Johnny Cash Songs To Walk Down The Aisle To
I Walk The Line (1956)
I Walk The Line – With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2020)
I Walk The Line – Stringspace Cover (2022)
Johnny Cash Dance Songs (For Your Reception)
The best Johnny Cash songs for your reception. Our top picks are: Ring Of Fire, A Thing Called Love, and Folsom Prison Blues.
Ring Of Fire (1963)
Best Lyrics: “The taste of love is sweet/When hearts like ours meet/I fell for you like a child/Oh, but the fire went wild”
A Thing Called Love (1972)
Best Lyrics: “You can’t see it with your eyes, hold it in your hands/But like the wind it covers our land/Strong enough to rule the heart of any man/This thing called love”
Folsom Prison Blues (1955)
Best Lyrics: “I’m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin’ on/But that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Antone”
Flesh And Blood (1970)
Best Lyrics: “Mother Nature’s quite a lady/But you’re the one I need/Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood/And you’re the one I need”
