On a Monday I was arrested Uhhuh On a Tuesday they locked me in the jail Oh boy On a Wednesday, my trial was attested On a Thursday, they said guilty and the judges gavel fell [Chorus] 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, theyre about to drag me down [Verse 2] On a Monday, my mama come to see me On a Tuesday, they caught me with a file On a Wednesday, Im down in solitary On a Thursday, I start on bread and water for a while [Chorus] I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders I got chains, chains around my feet I got stripes, strips around my shoulders And them chains, them chains, thyre about to drag me down [Chorus] 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, theyre about to drag me down Hey, this microphones got a screw loose here. Somebody come screw this microphone? Laughs Whatd I say? Just a minute, let me fix this. Alright...
stripe, chain, shoulder, around, drag