Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
I Ggot high, lord I got in jail,
lord I got Dhigh, and I got in jGail.
I got hiCgh and I got in jail, had nGobody for to go my bail,
My sins, they have oDvertaken mGe.
HaGnd me down my walking' cane,
lord hand me dDown my walkin' cGane,
Hand me dCown my walkin' cane,
I'm a gonna lGeave on the morning train,
My sins, they have overDtaken mGe.
Well, the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,
oh the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,
well the beans was tough, and the meat was fat,
oh good god, I couldn't eat that,
My sins, they have overtaken me.
Well it's come on Ma, and go my bail,
Lord come on Mom, and go my bail,
Come on Mama and go my bail,
get me outta this Nashville jail,
My sins, they have overtaken me.
Well if I die in Tennessee,
lord if I die, in Tennessee,
boy if I die in Tennessee,
Ship me back by C.O.D.,
My sins, they have overtaken me.
So hand me down, my bottle a' corn,
oh hand me down that bottle a' corn,
hand me down my bottle a' corn,
gonna get drunk just sure as you're born,
My sins, they have overtaken me.
Hand me down my walking' cane,
lord hand me down my walking' cane,
Oh hand me down my walking' cane,
I'm a gonna leave on the morning train,
My sins, they have overtaken me.
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