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I Got Stripes

Johnny Cash

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I Got Stripes

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On a monday I was ar-rested (uh huh)On a tuesday they locked me in the jail (oh boy)On a wednesday my trial was at-testedOn a thursday they said guiltyand the judge's gavel fellI got stripes, stripes around my shouldersI got chains, chains around my feetI got stripes, stripes around my shouldersAnd then chains, then chainsthey're about to drag me downOn a monday got my striped britches (uh huh)On a tuesday I got my ball and chainOn a wednesday I'm working digging ditchesOn a Thursday, Lord,I beg them not to knock me down againI got stripes, stripes around my shouldersI got chains, chains around my feetI got stripes, stripes around my shouldersAnd then chains, then chainsthey're about to drag me downOn a monday my momma come to see meOn a tuesday they caught me with a fileOn a wednesday I'm down in solitaryOn a thursday I start on bread and waterfor a whileI got stripes, stripes around my shouldersI got chains, chains around my feetI got stripes, stripes around my shouldersAnd then chains, then chainsthey're about to drag me down

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