I Got Stripes - Cash, Johnny

on a monday i was ar-rested, on a tuesday they locked me in the jail, on a wednesday my trial was at-tested, 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 my momma come to see me, on a tuesday they caught me with a file, on a wednesday i'm down in solitary, on a thursday 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, 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