C#m B E
[Verse]
A C#m D
Oh lord, anybody see my trial grieves for I
Bm D E A D
Why lord, I was badly beaten, found by loved ones, battered by an irate husband
Bm E A
Searching for a man that wasn't I
D E A F#m B E A
When we reach the court we gone inside, the hand of justice shall preside over this case the trial shall begin
[Chorus]
A F#m E A
Your Honour, I was inside the closet, minding I and I own business
F#m E A
Your Honour, it was a complete stranger causing these disturbances
F#m
Him claims that I touch him wife, which is a wicked and awful lie
A E A
Me two hands dem was occupied, me shirt in me left and me pants in me right
E A D E A D E A
Me hand dem was occupied, me shirt in me left and me pants in me right
[Verse]
A C#m D
Dear Judge, can this court accept my story from me heart?
Bm D E A D
Why Judge, if by chance you don't believe this tale, ask him why she will not fail
Bm E A
To agree I was a better man than he
D E A F#m B E A
Just in case she refuse to answer, ask the maid downstairs, Agatha, she gonna be glad to testify for me
[Chorus]
A F#m E A
I tell him, Your Honour, I was inside the closet, minding I and I own business
F#m E A
Your Honour, it was a complete stranger causing these disturbances
F#m
Him claims that I touch him wife, which is a wicked and awful lie
A E A
Me two hands dem was occupied, me shirt in me left and me pants in me right
E A D E A D E A
Me hand dem was occupied, me shirt in me left and me pants in me right
[Verse]
A C#m D
Dear corporal, as you lock me in this prison pray for I
Bm D E A D
Please corporal, please don't leave me here to wonder why the court has made this blunder
Bm E A
Grabbed me for a crime that wasn't fair,
D E A F#m B E A
Corporal when you goin' to send me dinner, send your mother or your sister, one more day of this I cannot bear
[Chorus]
A F#m E A
Hear me now, Your Honour, I was inside the closet, minding I and I own business
F#m E A
Your Honour, it was a complete stranger causing these disturbances
F#m
Him claims that I touch him wife, which is a wicked and awful lie
A E A
Me two hands dem was occupied, me shirt in me left and me pants in me right
E A
Me hand dem was occupied, me shirt in me left and me pants in me right
[Coda]
A F#m E A
Your Honour, I was inside the closet, minding I and I own business
F#m E A
Your Honour, it was a complete stranger causing these disturbances
