on a monday i was arrested uh huh
on a tuesday they locked me in the jail oh boy
on a wednesday my trial was attested
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 down
Artist: Johnny Cash
Year: 1959
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 89