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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Waylon Jennings
Guitar
Bob Wootton
Guitar
Marshall Grant
Bass
Ws Fluke Holland
Drums
J. Hensley
Guitar
Jack Routh
Guitar
Richie Albright
Drums
Jimmy Capps
Guitar
Pete Wade
Guitar
Ralph Mooney
Steel Guitar
Larry McCoy
Piano
Earl Ball
Piano
Cliff Robertson
Piano
Terry McMillan
Harmonica
Gordon Payne
Bass
Richard Morris
Percussion
The Jordanaires
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dave Kirby
Composer
Hal Bynum
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Johnny Cash
Producer
Waylon Jennings
Producer
Larry Butler
Producer
Roger Tucker
Engineer
Billy Sherrill
Engineer
Lyrics
Bet it ain't raining back home
Bet your sister's still on the phone
Bet momma's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken
Wishing that I hadn't done wrong
Yeah, momma don't you worry about it none though
Everything's gonna be all right, momma
They're teaching us a lot of new things in here momma
Things like
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
And there ain't no good chain gang
Papa's reading yesterday's mail
Wishing that the hay was all bailed
I bet he's wishing we could go fishing
Here I am laying in jail
Well, papa don't you worry about it none now
Everything's gonna be alright papa
They're teaching us a lesson a day we're learning pretty well too
We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already
Things like
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
And there ain't no good chain gang
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
And there ain't no good chain gang
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
And there ain't no good chain gang
There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi
And there ain't no good chain gang
Writer(s): Hal Bynum, Dave Kirby
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