"Bad News" is a song written by and originally released by John D. Loudermilk, whose version reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard country chart in 1963.
Johnny Cash recorded this song for his album I Walk the Line out in May 1964.
Released as a single (Columbia 4-43058, with "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" on the opposite side) in June 1964, Cash's version peaked at #8 of the Billboard country chart for two weeks. ("The Ballad of Ira Hayes" was more popular, reaching number 3.)