Ninety Nine Years (Dead Or Alive)

Now today I'm thinkin' 'bout the ninth of June

I found my friend and my baby at the Golden Spoon

He jumped off the stool and come at me with a knife

Said, "We both can't have her, so fight for your life!"

Ninety-nine years in the penitentiary

Ninety-nine years, baby, baby, wait for me

Ninety-nine years, around 2055

We'll get together, dead or alive

Now today I'm thinkin' 'bout that courtroom trial

I was so sad, baby, saw you weepin' like a child

Ah, the jury found me guilty, wouldn't listen to my plea

And the judge said, "Mercy," threw the book at me

Ninety-nine years in the penitentiary

Ninety-nine years, baby, baby, wait for me

(Ninety-nine years) Around 2055

We'll get together, dead or alive

Now today I'm thinkin' (Now today I'm a-thinkin')

'Bout my old friend Turk ('Bout my old friend Turk)

Must be laughin' with the angels (Must be laughin' with the angels)

Loafin' while I work (Loafin' while I work)

Ah, they beat me when I don't (Ah, they beat me when I don't)

And they beat me when I do (And they beat me when I do)

Hey, but I can take it, baby, for you

Ninety-nine years in the penitentiary

(Ninety-nine years) Baby, baby, wait for me

(Ninety-nine years) 'Round 2055

We'll get together, dead or alive

(Ninety-nine years! Ninety-nine years...)