Doin' my time
With a ball and chain
Where they call you by your number
Not the name
Lordy, Lordy gotta do my time
Gotta do my time
With an achin' heart
And a worried mind
I killed a man
Down in Caroline
(What's he doin', boy?)
He's been runnin' around with that gal in mind
Lordy, Lordy gotta do my time
Gotta do my time
With an achin' heart
And a worried mind
The judge looked at me
With an evil smile
(What'd he tell you then?)
I'd like to put you on that rock for a while
Lordy, Lordy gotta do my time
Gotta do my time
With an achin' heart
And a worried mind
Doin' my time
With a ball and chain
Where they call you by your number
Not the name
Lordy, Lordy gotta do my time
Gotta do my time
With an achin' heart
With a worried mind (with a worried mind)
