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Who Kept the Sheep

Johnny Cash

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  1. Released on Columbia Nashville Legacy, also (If I Could) Climb the Walls of the Bottle (David Allan Coe), The Christmas Spirit and Midnite Blues (Charlie Rich)

  2. Part of The Christmas Spirit, also The Little Drummer Boy, The Christmas Spirit and We Are the Shepherds

  3. Written by Ezra J. Carter, also Troublesome Waters and Loafer’s Glory (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs)

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Written by
Ezra J. Carter and Johnny Cash
Part of
The Christmas Spirit
Released on
Columbia Nashville Legacy

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Who Kept the Sheep was written by Ezra J. Carter

    Who Kept the Sheep was written by Ezra J. Carter

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Who Kept the Sheep was written by Johnny Cash

    Who Kept the Sheep was written by Johnny Cash

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Who Kept the Sheep is part of the release The Christmas Spirit

    Who Kept the Sheep is part of the release The Christmas Spirit

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Columbia Nashville Legacy is the label of the song Who Kept the Sheep

    Columbia Nashville Legacy is the label of the song Who Kept the Sheep

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Who Kept the Sheep was released on 2013-10-24

    Who Kept the Sheep was released on 2013-10-24

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026