KEY: On a Monday I was arrested On a Tuesday they locked me in 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 'bout to drag me down On a Monday got my striped breeches On a Tuesday got my ball and chain On a Wednesday I'm workin' diggin' ditches On a Thursday lawd I beg '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 'bout to drag me down On a Monday Mama came to see me On a Tuesday they caught me with a file On a Wednesday I'm down in solitary On a Thursday lawd 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 'bout to drag me down
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