The One on the Right Is on the Left

"The One on the Right Is on the Left"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Everybody Loves a Nut
B-side"Cotton Pickin' Hands"
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1966
GenreCountry, novelty
Length2:46
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jack Clement
Producer(s)Don Law, Frank Jones
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Happy to Be with You"
(1966)
"The One on the Right Is on the Left"
(1966)
"Jackson"
(1967)

"The One on the Right Is on the Left" is a country song written by Jack Clement. It was recorded by Johnny Cash on November 29, 1965, and included on his novelty album Everybody Loves a Nut (1966). It was the album's third and most successful single (see 1966 in music), reaching #2 on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart and #46 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart.