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[Verse 1]
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I'm not in your town to stay
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Said the lady old and gray
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To the warden of the penitentiary
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I'm not in your town to stay
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And I'll soon be on my way
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
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Yes warden,
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail


[Verse 2]
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I tried to raise my baby right
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And I prayed both day and night
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That he'd never follow the footsteps of his dad
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I had searched both far and wide
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And I feared that he had died
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But at last I've found my baby here in jail
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Yes warden,
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail


[Solo]
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A|---0--4-----------4-----0--4--------4--0---2--4---------4---4-----0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------2-4---|


[Verse 3]
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I will pawn you my watch
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I will pawn you my chain
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I will pawn you my golden wedding ring
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I will pawn you my...cook
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Forgot the words to that verse
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If that will get my baby out of jail
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Yes warden,
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail


[Outro]
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