C
I’m not in your town to stay
G7
C
To the warden of the penitentiary
G7
C
I’m just here to get my baby out of jail
F
G7
C
Oh warden I’m just here to get my baby out of jail
G7
C
That he wouldn’t follow the footsteps of his dad
G7
C
But at last I found my baby here in jail
F
G7
C
Oh warden at last I found my baby here in jail
G7
C
He was found beneath the snow so cold and white
G7
C
Then the county laid his daddy in the grave
F
G7
C
Yes warden the county laid his daddy in the grave
G7
C
I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring
G7
C
If that will get my baby out of jail
F
G7
C
Yes Warden if that will get my baby out of jail
G7
C
I’ll go bring your darling baby to your side
G7
C
She kissed her baby boy and then she died
F
G7
C
But smiling she kissed her baby boy and then she died
G7
C
I’m just here to get my baby out of jail
F
G7
C
Yes warden I’m just here to get my baby out of jail
F
G7
C
