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| Written by | Johnny Cash |
| Date | 1959 |
| Publisher | Unichappell Music House of Cash Music |
| First | Episode 0558 |
Sesame Street Johnny Cash And Biff Sing Five Feet High
"Five Feet High and Rising" is a song written and sung by Johnny Cash that became one of his signature hits; during its original release in 1959, it peaked at No. 76 on Billboard Hot 100, and reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart.
Cash wrote the song about his family's experience during a flood when he was a child. Each time he sings the refrain, he adds one more foot to the height of the rising water.
On Sesame Street, Cash sang the song to Biff, who used square-foot boxes to illustrate the song's lyrics, which were not altered for the show.
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