Letras
On a Monday, I was arrested
On a Tuesday, they locked me in jail
On a Wednesday, my trial was tested
On a Thursday, they said "guilty" and the judge's gavel fell
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, oh, them chains, they're about to drag me down
On a Monday, I got my striped britches
On a Tuesday, I got my ball and chain
On a Wednesday, I'm working digging ditches
On a Thursday, I had begged them not to knock me down again
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, oh, them chains, they're 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, Lord, I starved on bread and water for a while
Now, I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, oh, them chains, they're about to drag me down