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Artist/Band: Merle Haggard
Lyrics for Song: There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
Lyrics for Album: I'm Always On a Mountain When I Fall [1978]



(Hal Bynum - Dave Kirby)



Bet it ain't a rainin' back home bet your sister's still on the phone

Bet mama's in the kitchen cookin' fried chicken wishin' that I hadn't went wrong

Oh, but mama don't you worry everything's gonna be alright

They're teachin' us a lot of new things in here.



There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman

And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

And you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi

And there ain't no good chain gang.



--- Instrumental ---



Papa's readin' yesterday's mail wishin' that the hay was all baled

I bet that he's a wishin' we could go fishin'

Stead of me sittin' here in this ol' damned jail.



There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman

And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

And you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi

And there ain't no good chain gang.



No, there ain't no kinda good in an evil hearted woman

And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

And you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi

And there ain't no good chain gang...


Album Lyrics: I'm Always On a Mountain When I Fall [1978]


Merle Haggard
"I'm Always On a Mountain When I Fall [1978]"


1. Love Me When You Can
2. Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy
3. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
4. Dream
5. Mama I've Got To Go To Memphis