| Jailer, bring me water
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| Jailer, bring me water
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| Jailer, bring me water
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| My throat is kinda dry
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| Never had me no money
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| Never had me no money
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| Never had me no money
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| I didn’t understand why
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| I’m gonna work 'til the Good Lord call me
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| I’ll work 'til the Good Lord calls me
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| I’ll work 'til the Good Lord calls me
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| It’ll be in the by and by
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| Jailer, if you see my baby (Oh, jailer)
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| Jailer, if you see my baby (Now, jailer)
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| Jailer, if you see my baby (Oh, jailer)
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| Tell him I said goodbye
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| Whoa-oh, jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| Jailer, now (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) whoa, bring me water, now
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| Jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| My throat is kinda dry
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| Jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| Oh-ho, jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| Oh-ho, jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| My throat is kinda dry
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| Jailer (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) Water, I’m beggin' you
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| (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) On my knees I’m beggin' you
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| (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) Jailer, bring me water
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| (My throat is kinda dry) My throat is kinda dry
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| Jailer, now, jailer won’t you bring me water?
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| Jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| Jailer, won’t you bring me water?
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| My throat is kinda dry
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| Oh, jailer can’t you hear me?
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| (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) Have mercy on me
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| (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) Oh-ho, jailer, I can’t do anything
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| (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) Oh-ho, jailer
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| (My throat is kinda dry) My throat is so dog-gone dry
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| Oh, jailer (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?)
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| Oh, jailer hey (Jailer, won’t you bring me water?) |