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"I'm not in your town to stay,"“ |
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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“ |
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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, |
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I'm just here to get my baby out of jail" |
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|
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"I've tried to raise my baby right“ |
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I have prayed both day and night |
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That he never follow footsteps of his dad |
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I have searched both far and wide |
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I have feared that he had died |
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And at last I found my baby here in jail |
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Yes warden, |
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But it's good to found my baby here in jail" |
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|
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"I will pawn you my watch“ |
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I will pawn you my chain |
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I will pawn you my diamond ring |
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I will wash all your clothes |
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I will scrub all your floors |
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If that will get my baby out of jail |
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Yes warden, |
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You know I want my darling out of jail" |
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|
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Then we heard the warden say |
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To the lady old and gray: |
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"I'll bring your baby boy to your side"“ |
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Two iron gates swung wide apart |
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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, |
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In the arms of her dear boy there she died |
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In the arms of her dear boy there she died |
