i got stripes

on a monday i was ar-rested

on a tuesday they locked me in the jail

on a wednesday my trial was at-tested

on a thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell

i got stripes - stripes around my shoulders

i got chains - chains around my feet

i got stripes - stripes around my shoulders

and them chains - them chains they're about to drag me down

on a monday my momma come to see me

on a tuesday they caught me with a file

on a wednesday i'm down in solitary

on a thursday i start on bread and water for a while

i got stripes - stripes around my shoulders

i got chains - chains around my feet

i got stripes - stripes around my shoulders

and them chains - them chains they're about to drag me down

i got stripes - stripes around my shoulders

i got chains - chains around my feet

i got stripes - stripes around my shoulders

and them chains - them chains they're about to drag me