▁Fran ks ▁and ▁Johnny ▁H orton , ▁released ▁by ▁H orton ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁versions ▁were ▁recorded ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁W ak ely , ▁H ank ▁Snow , ▁Johnny ▁C ash ▁and ▁others . ▁Histor ian ▁W . ▁Lyn n ▁Nick ell ▁attributes ▁this ▁song ▁to ▁G ille y . ▁" Me ▁And ▁Fred ▁And ▁Joe ▁And ▁Bill ", ▁explicitly ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Paul ▁G ille y ▁and ▁Billy ▁Jack ▁H ale , ▁recorded ▁by ▁Por ter ▁W agon er ▁for ▁release ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁by ▁R CA ▁Victor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Some ▁years ▁earlier , ▁a ▁live ▁performance ▁by ▁Billy ▁Jack ▁H ale ▁had ▁been ▁recorded , ▁released ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁Bear ▁Family ▁box ▁set ▁Big ▁D ▁J amb ore e , ▁rock abil ly ▁record ings ▁from ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Sport ator ium . ▁" S atan ▁Can ' t ▁Hold ▁Me ", ▁co - written ▁with ▁Frank ▁K rat z ▁and ▁Or ville ▁Stevens , ▁recorded ▁by ▁Jim ▁Re e ves ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁R CA ▁Victor ▁album ▁Songs ▁to ▁W arm ▁the ▁Heart . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁ly ric ists ▁Category : American ▁country ▁song writ ers ▁Category : American ▁male ▁song writ ers ▁Category : Country ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Kentucky ▁Category : De ath s ▁by ▁d row ning ▁Category : More