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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.