Jailhouse

( a. neville )



Too many, too many mornings, gotta wake up soon

Too many, too many mornings, whoa lord gotta wake up soon

Oh and eat my breakfast by the light of the moon



It was late, very late last summer, when I first got my time

Whoa it was late, very very late last summer you know

when i, I first got my time

My buddy got one hundred years, thank the lord I just got ninety-nine



If you see, if you see my mama, won't you tell her this for me

Lord, if you see , if you see my dear old mother,

won't you please tell her this for me

I got a long long time and lord knows when I'm gonna be free



You know they come up here a skippin' and a jumpin'

but you know that they won't last long

Lord, they come up here a skippin' and a jumpin',

but you know that they won't last long

One day they're gonna wish they were a baby boy in their mothers arms



You know they're always, always talking about dangerous blue

Whoa, you know they're always talking about dangerous blue

If I had my big old pistol, you know I'd be dangerous too



Twelve jury men found me guilty, the doorman looked me up and down

Lord, twelve jury men found me guilty,

you know the doorman looked me up and down

Just looked at me through the corner of his eye and

said boy, you're penitentiary bound



One day, one day down in new orleans, all the girls gonna jump and shout

Lord, one day down in new orleans all the girls gonna jump and shout

When them big green gates open up wide, I'll come steppin' out