I stayed in jail : it was thirty long days
And that woman said she loved me : I could not see her 
face
I looked out the window : saw the long chain man
Oh he's coming : to call us boys name by name
He's going to take me from here : to Nashville Tennessee
He's going to take me right back : boys where I used to 
be
I got a letter from home : reckon how it read
It read son come home to your mama : she's sick and 
nearly dead
I sat down and cried : and I screamed and squawled
Said how can I come home mama : I'm behind these walls
Every morning about four : boys might be half past
You ought to see me down the foundry : trying to do my 
best
Oh the judge he sentenced me : boys from five to ten
I get out I'm going to that woman : and I'll be right 
back again