whoa lord gotta wake up soon
oh and eat my breakfast by the light of the moon
very very late last summer
my buddy got one hundred years
thank the lord i just got ninety-nine
won't you tell her this for me
if you see my dear old mother
won't you please tell her this for me
and lord knows when i'm gonna be free
you know they come up here a skippin' and a jumpin'
but you know that they won't last long
they come up here a skippin' and a jumpin'
but you know that they won't last long
one day they're gonna wish they were a baby boy
you know they're always talking
if i had my big old pistol
you know i'd be dangerous too
twelve jury men found me guilty
the doorman looked me up and down
twelve jury men found me guilty
you know the doorman looked me up and down
just looked at me through the corner of his eye and said
you're penitentiary bound
one day down in new orleans
all the girls gonna jump and shout
one day down in new orleans
all the girls gonna jump and shout
when them big green gates open up wide