County Jail Blues

County Jail Blues - Big Maceo

They picked me up

An put me in the county jail

They picked me up

An put me in the county jail

They wouldn't even let my woman

Come and go my bail

Now I'm in prison

But I've almost did my time

Now I'm in prison

But I've almost did my time

They give me six months

But I had to work out nine

'Cause I know my baby

She's gonna jump an shout

I know my baby

She's gonna jump an shout

When that train roll up

An I come walkin' out

Now play 'em Mr Tampa'

So take these stripes around me

Chain way from 'round my legs

These stripes from 'round me

And these chains from 'roundlegs

Well these stripes don't hurt me

But these chains gonna kill me dead