I just got out of the workhouse, only been out one day I just got out of the workhouse, only been out one day I'm out in the street, broke and hungry, haven't got no place to stay
I went to my friend house, and asked him for a meal I went to my friend house, and asked him for a meal He said, "You just got of the workhouse, partner, I know how you feel."
I went on down the street, with a hundred things on my mind I went on down the street, with a hundred things on my mind I was looking for the woman that caused me to do my time
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When I found that woman, she had a hundred dollars in her hand When I found that woman, she had a hundred dollars in her hand And I asked her for ten dollars, she said I was no more her man
Now I'm on my way up to the big house, people, and I don't even care On my way back to the big house, people, I don't even care I might get lifetime, then again, I might get the 'lectric chairTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.