Big Maceo cover
Album: No Reason to Cry (1976)
Songwriters: Alfred Fields

They picked me up, put me in the county jail.
They picked me up, put me in the county jail.
They wouldn't let my [bad word] and post my bail.

Now I'm in prison, I've almost done my time.
Now I'm in prison, I've almost done my time.
They gave me six months, I had to work out nine.

I know my baby, she's gonna jump and shout.
I know my baby, she's gonna jump and shout.
When the [bad word] in and [bad word] walking out.

Take these stripes from around me, chains from around my legs.
Take these stripes from around me, chains from around my legs.
The stripes don't hurt me; the chains could kill me dead.