"I'm not i n your town to stay"
Said a la dy old and gray
To the wa rden of the penitentia ry
"I'm not i n your town to stay
And I'll so on be on my way
I'm just he re to get my baby out of jai l
Yes war den
I'm just he re to get my baby out of ja il"
"I tried to rai se my baby right
And I pr ayed both day and night
That he'd ne ver follow the footsteps of his da d
I had sear ched both far and wide
And I fea red that he had died
But at la st I've found my baby here in ja il
Yes war den
I'm just he re to get my baby out of ja il."
"I will pa wn you his watch
I will pa wn you my chain
I will paw n you my golden wedding ri ng
I will pa wn you my cook
Forgot the wor ds to that verse
If th at will get my baby out of ja il
Yes war den
I'm just he re to get my baby out of ja il."