The Prisoner’s Song

~ Song

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lyricist and composer:Guy Massey (1920s US songwriter)
publisher:Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Wikidata:Q17010336 [info]
later translated versions:La Chanson du prisonnier
later versions:Little Darling

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1924-08-13The Prisoner's SongVernon Dalhart?:??
1924-08-13The Prisoner's SongVernon Dalhart3:08
1924-08-13The Prisoner’s SongVernon Dalhart3:18
1925-06The Prisoner's SongGreen Brothers Novelty Orchestra3:13
1937-08-07The Prisoner's SonginstrumentalBunny Berigan4:12
1937-08-07The Prisoner's SonginstrumentalBunny Berigan and His Orchestra4:06
1948Prisoner's SongThe Dave Brubeck Octet1:07
1951-03-17Prisoner's Song (take 1, false start)Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:57
1951-03-17The Prisoner's SongBill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys2:41
1958-04-17Prisoner’s SongcoverFats Domino2:38
1959-07-12The Prisoner SongliveHylo Brown & The Timberliners with Earl Scruggs2:36
1960-02Prisoner's SongDuane Eddy2:28
1960-02Prisoner's Song (alternate version)Duane Eddy2:32
1964-10The Prisoner’s SongliveBill Monroe2:05
1972-10-03Prisoner’s Song (live, 1972-10-03: Österåker, Åkersberga, Sweden)cover and liveJohnny Cash2:18
1972-10-03The Prisoner's Song (live at Osteraker Prison, Sweden, October 3, 1972) (live, 1972-10-03: Anstalten Österåker, Åkersberga, Sweden)cover and liveJohnny Cash2:54
1972-10-03The Prisoner’s Song (live, 1972-10-03: Anstalten Österåker, Åkersberga, Sweden)cover and liveJohnny Cash2:51
1972-10-03The Prisoners Song (live, 1972-10-03: Österåker, Åkersberga, Sweden)cover and liveJohnny Cash3:05
1975-10 – 1975-12Prisoner's SongThe Bluegrass Cardinals2:53
2008-04-05 – 2008-04-06I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me (live, 2008-04: Metropol, Vienna, Austria)cover and liveThe Dubliners6:52
2022-03-22The Prisoner's SongcoverKi:Theory3:45
2022-03-22The Prisoner’s SongcoverKi:Theory & Roniit3:45
2023-09Prisoner’s SongliveBushwick Mountain Boys3:41
Prisoner's SongThe Kentucky Colonels?:??
Prisoner's SongcoverDave Brubeck1:06
Prisoner's Songcover and instrumentalAce Cannon2:41
Prisoner's Songcover and instrumentalAce Cannon2:38
Prisoner's SongJoe Val and The New England Bluegrass Boys2:31
Prisoner’s SongDel McCoury2:28
Prisoner’s SongcoverThe Blue Ridge Gentlemen2:15
Prisoner’s SongThe Greenbriar Boys2:16
Someone to Love Me (The Prisoner’s Song)coverBrenda Lee2:46
The Prisoner's SongGlen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra3:30
The Prisoner's SongLou Davis & His Orchestra?:??
The Prisoner's SongcoverU.S. Navy Country Current3:47
The Prisoner's SongcoverJoe Val and The New England Bluegrass Boys2:30
The Prisoner's SongcoverBill & Boyd2:59
The Prisoner's SongBunny Berigan and His Orchestra4:19
the Prisoner’s SongVernon Dalhart3:13
The Prisoner’s SongcoverJimmie Davis3:06
The Prisoner’s Songcover and liveJohnny Cash3:43
The Prisoner’s SonginstrumentalThe Kentucky Colonels2:22
The Prisoner’s SongcoverJimmie Davis?:??
The Prisoner’s SongcoverJohnny Cash2:26
The Prisoner’s SongcoverJimmie Davis?:??
The Prisoner’s SongcoverJimmie Davis?:??
The Prisoner’s SongLoudon Wainwright III3:07
The Prisoner’s SongBuddy Williams?:??
The Prisoners Songcover and instrumentalAce Cannon2:41