Penitentiary Blues

Penitentiary Blues
 Mmmm, Big Brazos here I come
 Mmmm, Oh Lord have mercy, Big Brazos here I come
 You know I'm gonna do time for another man
 When there hasn't been a thing Poor Lightnin' done
 They say you oughta been on Brazos 1910
 Bud Russell droves pretty women just like it did ugly mens
 Mmmm big Brazos, Oh Lord yes here I come
 Fiendin' to do time for another man
 And ain't nothin' Poor Lightnin' done
 Well you oughta be ashamed
 Yeah, you know my mama called me
 I answered "Mam'"
 She said "Son, you tired of working?"
 I said "Mama, yes I am"
 Papa called me, I answered "Sir"
 He said "Son,
 if you're tired of working when they hear you going, stay there for"
 I couldn't, No, I just couldn't help myself
 You know that a man can't help but feel bad
 When he doing time for someone else
 You better watch it all the time