John Carter told me he saw her Outside his window dancing alone one night He got the feeling she was dancing with his father When he asked her she told him he was right When Loretta Lynn goes dancing With the ghost of Johnny Cash Father time takes forever and makes it look Like less than a lightning flash Violins bow into fiddles two iconic cymbals crash When Loretta Lynn goes dancing with the ghost of Johnny Cash They called her coal miner's daughter The man in black was what they called him She come from old butcher holler He could hear that train a coming Coming down a bend When Loretta Lynn goes dancing With the ghost of Johnny Cash Father time takes forever and makes it look Like less than a lightning flash Violins bow into fiddles two iconic cymbals crash When Loretta Lynn goes dancing with the ghost of Johnny Cash Like a song into the ether Like a soul into the light John carter told me he saw her She was out there dancing again That very next night When Loretta Lynn goes dancing With the ghost of Johnny Cash Father time takes forever and makes it look Like less than a lightning flash Violins bow into fiddles two iconic cymbals crash When Loretta Lynn goes dancing with the ghost of Johnny Cash The ghost of Johnny Cash