Now, I was settin' in jail, with my eyes all full of tears
Now, I was settin' in jail, with my eyes all full of tears
You know I'm glad I didn't get lifetime, boys, and I escaped the electric chair
Now, I consulted lawyers, and I know durned well I was wrong
Now, I consulted lawyers, and I know durned well I was wrong
You know I couldn't get a white man in Brownsville, yes, to even say they would go my bond
Now, the sheriff, he arrest me, and he marched me 'round from the circuit court
Now, the sheriff, he arrest me, you know he marched me 'round from the circuit court
You know I knowed this thing was gettin' kind of squirrelly, I heard the city judge when he cleared up his throat.
"Now, no more stew bowl, yes, and neither no more white rice.
"Now, no more stew bowl, yes, and neither no more white rice.
Now, y'all need not be uneasy, you won't have to take this workhouse advice."
Now, I was settin' in jail, with my eyes all full of tears
You know I'm glad I didn't get lifetime, boys, and I escaped the electric chair
Now, I consulted lawyers, and I know durned well I was wrong
Now, I consulted lawyers, and I know durned well I was wrong
You know I couldn't get a white man in Brownsville, yes, to even say they would go my bond
Now, the sheriff, he arrest me, and he marched me 'round from the circuit court
Now, the sheriff, he arrest me, you know he marched me 'round from the circuit court
You know I knowed this thing was gettin' kind of squirrelly, I heard the city judge when he cleared up his throat.
"Now, no more stew bowl, yes, and neither no more white rice.
"Now, no more stew bowl, yes, and neither no more white rice.
Now, y'all need not be uneasy, you won't have to take this workhouse advice."
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