There Ain't No Good Chain Gang

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(Waylon)

Bet it ain t rainin back hom

Bet your sisters still on the phone

Bet mama s in the kitchen, cookin fried chicken

Wishin that I hadnt done wrong

(Johnny)

Well mama dont you worry bout it none though
Everythins gonna be alright mama
They re teachin us a lot of new things in here mama
Things like:

(CHORUS:Johnny,Waylon)

There ain t no good in an evil-hearted woman

And I ain t cut out to be no Jesse James

And you dont go writin hot checks, down in Mississippi

And there ain t no good chain gang

SOLO:

Papa s readin yesterdays mail
Wishin that the hay was all baled
I bet he s wishin, we could go fishin
Here I am a layin in jail

Well papa dont you worry bout it now papa
Everythins gonna be alright papa
Theryre teachin us a lesson a day were learnin pretty well
too
Weve already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things Like:

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