I'm not in your town to stay said a lady old and gray
|
To the warden of the penitentary
|
I'm not in your town to stay and I'll soon be on my way
|
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
|
(Yes warden)
|
You know I want my baby out of jail
|
|
I've tried to raise my baby rightI I have prayed both day and night
|
That he wouldn't follow the footsteps of his Dad
|
I have searched both far and wide and I feared that he had died
|
But at last I found my baby here in jail
|
(Yes warden)
|
You know it's good to find my baby here in jail
|
|
It was five years today when my husband passed away
|
He was found beneath the snow so cold and white
|
T'was then I vowed to take his ring, his gold watch and his chain
|
But the county laid my husband in the grave
|
(Yes warden)
|
The county laid my baby's Papa in the grave
|
|
I will pawn you my watch, I will pawn you my ring,
|
I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring
|
I will wash all your clothes, I will scrub all your floors
|
If this will get my baby out of jail
|
(Yes warden)
|
You know I want my baby out of jail
|
|
Then I heard the warden say to the lady old and gray
|
I will bring your darlin' baby to your side
|
Two iron gates swung wide apart she held her darlin' to her heart
|
She kissed her baby boy and then she died
|
(But smilin')
|
In the arms of her dear darlin' boy she died
|
|
-----------------
|
I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
|
| Marty Robbins |
