I Got Stripes
(Johnny Cash)

On a Monday I was arrested (uh huh)
On a Tuesday they locked me in the jail (poor boy)
On a Wednesday my trial was attested
On a Thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell

I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
And them chains, them chains, they're bound to drag be me down

On a Monday got my striped britches (uh huh)
On a Tuesday got my ball and chains (poor boy)
On a Wednesday I'm working digging ditches
On a Thursday Lord I beg them not to knock me down again

I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
And them chains, them chains, they're bound to drag be me down

On a Monday my mama come to see me (uh huh)
On a Tuesday they caught me with a file (poor boy)
On a Wednesday I'm down in solitary
On a Thursday Lord I start on bread and water for a while

I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulder
And them chains, them chains, they're bound to drag be me down