Angola Penitentiary Blues
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Lord I had a fall
I had a fall in 1955
Lord I had a fall back, 1955
The police picked me up
Handcuffed me, carried me to jail
Lock me down
They tried me for my life
April 6, 1956
They sent me to Angola
'Not to lie, not to lie'
They tried me for my life
Try to electrocute the poor boy
You know I told them
You can't electrocute me, no, no
I said I got a man in here in this courthouse
And all power in his hand
They asked me what man that you was talkin' about
I was lookin' dead down at the Bible you know
I said God above
Got all the power on me and you
Yeah you done sent me to your pen
I ain't thinkin' about your lecture at all
Oh you got sent me to your pen
And I ain't gonna be there long
Oh yeah you done sent me to your pen
Lord I ain't gonna be there long
Mm hmm, Lord
You know you got the poor boy your way
But that's alright, that's alright
When he's up there, when he's up there
Lord I'm gonna walk out this old Lord's up here
You can treat me dirty here
But God got his eyes on you
Yeah you can treat me dirty here
But God got his eyes on you
They gave me my sentence
'Not to lie'
I said that's alright, that's alright
I'll take it as it comes
But I won't be here long
They sent me to the day before they say
1956
59, 59
I was at home with my kids
Yeah Lord, well
Well that's when
I met poor Hattie Mae
In this country, Denham Springs