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I'm Prison Bound (The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker)

John Lee Hooker
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early one morning the blues come fallin down early one mornin' the blues come fallin' down i was all locked up in jail i was prison bound baby, you may never see my face again you may never see my face again cuz the judge gave me 99 year you never see me again when i had my trial babe you could not be found when they had my trial babe you could not be found i was all locked up in jail and prison bound the judge looked at me "son, you got 99 year" OOOO "son you got 99 year" i gotta stay behind concrete wall you know, the rest of my life it was no good woman you know, the rest of my life no no no no good woman well well wel well well well well well well well boys you know the rest of my life tell all your boys what you musn't do don't let no woman, now boy leave a string?? or you end up with 99 year with 99 year 99 year mmmm