I Got Stripes Lyrics

The song I Got Stripes is performed by Johnny Cash in the album named 16 Biggest Hits, Vol. 2 in the year 2001 .



On a Monday, I was arrested, uh, huh
On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail, poor boy
On a Wednesday, my trial was attested
On a Thursday, they said, guilty and the judge's gavel fell

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

On a Monday, got my striped britches, uh, huh
On a Tuesday, got my ball and chain, poor boy
On a Wednesday, I'm workin' diggin' ditches
On a Thursday, Lord I'd begged them not to knock me down again

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

On a Monday, my momma come to see me, uh, huh
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file, poor boy
On a Wednesday, I'm down in solitary
On a Thursday, Lord, 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 they're about to drag me down



Johnny Cash - 16 Biggest Hits, Vol. 2

Jun 2001

  1. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
  2. I Got Stripes
  3. Tennessee Flat-Top Box
  4. Busted
  5. Green, Green Grass Of Home
  6. Orange Blossom Special
  7. The One On The Right Is On The Left
  8. The Lady Came From Baltimore
  9. To Beat The Devil
  10. Blistered
  11. A Thing Called Love
  12. Oney
  13. Any Old Wind That Blows
  14. There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
  15. Highwayman
  16. Over The Next Hill

I Got Stripes