a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 #

peg leg howell & jim hill - ball and chain blues lyrics

Loading...

[verse 1: peg leg howell]
i laid in jail, back turned to the wall
i laid in jail, back turned to the wall
there’s a georgia woman was the cause of it all

[spoken: jim hill]
i know there was a georgia woman!

[verse 2: peg leg howell]
they ‘rested me, carried me ’fore the judge
they ‘rested me, they carried me ‘fore the judge
said the judge wouldn’t ‘low me to say a mumbling word

[spoken: jim hill]
that’s right! i know they give you a long time too!

[verse 3: peg leg howell]
i asked the judge what might be my fine (rake or pick)
i asked the judge what might be my fine (that cycle [?])
said the [beacon?] jailhouse deep down in the mine

[verse 4: peg leg howell]
well i told the judge i ain’t been here before (well you told him a lie, you know it)
i told the judge i ain’t been here before (you can’t fool him! you can’t fool him)
if you give me light sentence, i won’t come here no more

[spoken: jim hill]
[?] [in the hole?]

[verse 5: peg leg howell]
mister judge, mister judge, please don’t break so harsh
mister judge, mister judge, please don’t break so hard
i’ve always been a pie+back; never had no job

[spoken: jim hill]
that’s all i ever called you: pie back!

[verse 6: peg leg howell]
the next day, they carried this poor boy away
the next day, they carried this poor boy away
said the next day, i laid in ball and chain

[spoken: jim hill]
[?]

[verse 7: peg leg howell]
they put stripes on my back, chain found ’round my leg
stripes on my back, chain found ’round my leg
this ball and chain ’bout to k!ll me dead!

- peg leg howell jim hill lyrics

Random Lyrics

HOT LYRICS

Loading...