I'm not in your town to stay said a lady old and gray
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To the warden of the penitentiary
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I'm not in your town to stay and I'll soon be on my way
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
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(Yes warden) you know I want my baby out of jail
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I tried to raise my baby right I have prayed both day and night
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That he wouldn't follow the footsteps of his dad
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I have searched both far and wide and I feared that he had died
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But at last I found my baby here in jail
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(Yes warden) you know it's good to find my baby here in jail
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It was five years today when my husband passed away
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He was found eath the snow so cold and white
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Made a vow to keep his ring his golden watch and his chain
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But the county laid my husband in the grave
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(Yes warden) the county laid my dearest papa in the grave)
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[ vibes ]
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I will pawn you my watch I will pawn you my chain
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I will pawn you my golden diamond ring
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I will wash all your clothes I will scrub all your floors
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If this will get my baby out of jail
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(Yes warden) you know I want my baby out of jail
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Then I heard the warden say to that lady so old and gray
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I will bring your darling baby to your side
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Two iron gates swung wide apart She held her darling to her heart
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She kissed her baby boy and then she died
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(But smiling) in the arms of her dear darling boy she died
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I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
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| Hank Snow |
