I Got Stripes

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On a Monday, I was arrested. On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail. On a 
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Wednesday, my trial was attested. On a Thursday they said guilty and the 
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judge‘s gavel fell, I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders. I got chains, 
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chains around my feet. I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders, and them 
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chains them chains are about to drag me down. 
 
On a Monday, my mama come to see me. On a Tuesday, they caught me with a vial. 
On a Wednesday, I‘m down in solitary. On a Thursday, I start on bread 
and water for a while. I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders. 
I got chains, 
chains around my feet. I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders, 
and them chains 
them chains are about to drag me down. I got stripes, 
stripes around my shoulders. 
I got chains, chains around my feet. I got stripes, 
stripes around my shoulders, and 
them chains them chains they‘re about to drag me down.