D A
On a Monday, I was arrested.
D
On a Tuesday, they locked me in the jail.
A
On a Wednesday, my trial was attested.
D
On a Thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
D
I got chains, chains around my feet.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
D
and them chains them chains are about to drag me down.
D A
On a Monday, I got my stripy britches,
D
On a Tuesday, got my ball and chain.
A
On a Wednesday, I'm workin diggin' ditches,
D
On a Thursday, Lord I'd begged them not to knock me down again
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
D
I got chains,chains around my feet.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
D
and them chains them chains are about to drag me down.
D A
On a Monday, my mama come to see me.
D
On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file.
A
On a Wednesday, I'm down in solitary.
D
On a Thursday, Lord I start on bread and water for a while.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
D
I got chains,chains around my feet.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
D
and them chains them chains are about to drag me down.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders.
D
I got chains,chains around my feet.
A
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders,
D
and them chains them chains are about to drag me down.
