| On a Monday, I was arrested
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| On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail
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| On a Wednesday, my trial was attested
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| On a Thursday, nobody would go my bail
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| Almost done, I’m almost done, almost done
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| And I ain’t gonna bring them yellow women no pail
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| Take these stripes, stripes from around my shoulder
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| Take these chains, these chains from around my legs
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| Lord, these stripes, it sure don’t worry me But these chains, these chain’s gonna kill me dead
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| Yes, I’m almost done, almost done, almost done
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| And I ain’t gonna bring them yellow women no pail
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| On Friday, my baby went a-walking
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| On a Saturday, she locked me outa the door
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| On a Sunday, we were sitting down a-talking
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| On a Monday, she pawned all of my clothes |