I'm not in y'ur town to stay
Said a lady old and gray
To the warden of the penitentiary

I'm not in y'ur town to stay
And I'll soon be on my way
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail

I have tried my baby right
And I prayed both day and night
That he'd never follow the footsteps of his dad

I have searched both near and wide
And I feared that he had died
And at last I found my baby here in jail

Yodel

It was just five years today
Since my husband passed away
He was found beneath the snow so cold and white

I made a vow to keep his ring
His golden watch and his chain
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/fiYkBut the county laid my husband in the ground

Instrumental

I will pawn you my watch
I will pawn you my chain
I will pawn you my golden diamond ring

I will wash all y'ur clothes
I will scrub all y'ur floors
If that will get my baby out of jail

Then we heard the warden say
To this lady old and gray
I will bring y'ur baby boy back to y'ur side

Two iron gates swung wide apart
She held her darlin' to her heart
She kissed her baby boy and then she died.

From his album: 'Where It Began - The Rodeo Years'
Songwriters: H Taylor; K Davis;
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Contributed: Marten Busstra 2009