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On a Monday I was arrested.
On a Tuesday they locked me in the jail.
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 us down.
On a Monday I got my striped britches
and on a Tuesday I got my ball and chain
and on a Wednesday I'm a workin' diggin' ditches
On a Thursday John, I begged 'em not to knock me down again
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 us 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.
And on a Thursday John, 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 us down.