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I Got Stripes
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George Jones
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(Johnny)
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On a Monday I was arrested
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On a Tuesday they locked me in the jail (oh yeah)
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On a Wednesday my trial was attested
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On a Thursday they said guilty and the judges gavel fell.
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(Both)
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I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
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I got chains, chains around my feet
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I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
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And them chains, them chain they're about to drag us down.
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(George)
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On a Monday I got my striped britches
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And on a Tuesday I got my ball and chain
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And on a Wednesday I'm a workin' kid in ditches
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And on Thursay I begged 'em not to knock me down again.
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(Both)
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I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
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I got chains, chains around my feet
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I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
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And them chains, them chain they're about to drag us down.
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(Johnny)
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On a Monday my moma come to see me
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On a Tuesday they caught me with a file
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(George)
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On a Wednesday I'm down in solitary
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And on Thursday John, I sobbed around bread and water for awhile
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(Both)
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I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
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I got chains, chains around my feet
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I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
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And them chains, them chain they're about to drag us down...
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