"Everybody Loves a Nut" is a song written by Jack Clement and originally recorded by Johnny Cash on Columbia Records for his 1966 novelty album Everybody Loves a Nut.
Released in May 1966 as the second single (Columbia 4-43673, with "Austin Prison" on the opposite side) from the yet-to-be-released album, the song became a U.S. country top-20 hit.
Background and critical response In this song Cash "proclaim[s] that the world likes people a little off center and slightly weird."
Track listing
Charts Chart (1966)Peakposition
References
External links "Everybody Loves a Nut" on the Johnny Cash official website