Old Judge Jones

Old Judge Jones never gave a man break
 On his hangin' tree the leaves don't shake
 That man in black what did he say
 A hundred years and one dark day
 A widow's tear filled with pain
 Can make the blue skies shed some rain
 You people think that you got the blues
 Wait 'til you read our everyday news
 One more hung from the tree last night
 Old Judge Jones done took another life
 Folks keep prayin' it would end
 But sad as it is
 It'll happen again
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 (What do you say?)
 (What do you say?)
 You'd think we wouldn't put up with it
 He'd bust an old lady for a sidewalk spit
 Church on Sunday he's the first in line
 Last week gave the preacher a fine
 You can't hate a man for what he must do
 But if his cause ain't just and his word untrue
 That man in the robe's a devil in disguise
 The bailiff's books are filled with lies
 Election time the Jones will never lose
 With a gun at your back in the voting booth
 You can't do what you think is right
 Sad as it is
 Another hangin' tonight
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 (What do you say?)