I Got Stripes

On a Monday, I was arrested
On a Tuesday, they got me in the cell
On a Wednesday, my trial was attested
And the judge found me guilty and then his gavel fell

I got stripes, stripes across my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes across my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're gonna drag me down

On a Monday, my momma come to see me
On a Tuesday, they caught me with her file
On a Wednesday, I'm stuck in solitary
On a Thursday, I'm in the hot sun, breaking rocks in a pile

I got stripes, stripes across my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes across my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're gonna drag me down

On a Monday, I got my striping bridges
On a Tuesday, hey I got my ball and chain
On a Wednesday, they got me digging ditches
On a Thursday, God, I begged him not to knock me down again

I got stripes, stripes across my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes across my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're gonna drag me down

And them chains, them chains, they're gonna drag me down
Down, down, down, down, down
Down (aye, thank you all)