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General Penitentiary
Gregory Isaacs
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Join yourself, join yourself
This ain't heaven itself
Locked behind this prison wall, ooh yeah
Think about and roach a crawler
I've seen men begin smiling
Some stand firm while some bow and fall
And so, I remember the days of penitentiary
When no one seemed to show no sympathy
And I wasn't looking for none
I remember the days of PP, ooh wee
The prisoner's prayer was to be free, Lord
Government said one corn please, don't give me two, no
Tribulation we must pass through
And there is one thing I won't deny
I'm a man who can satisfy
And so, I remember the days of penitentiary
When no one seemed to show no sympathy
And I wasn't looking for none, yeah
I remember the days of PP, ooh wee
Only walls that I could see, yeah
Join yourself, join yourself, yeah
This ain't heaven itself
I remember, oh yes, I remember, Lord
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In the place that I dwell, yeah
Was an old iron gate cell
And every morning at ten o'clock
Every man was getting ready to do the jailhouse rock
And so, I remember the days of penitentiary
When no one seemed to show no sympathy
And I wasn't looking for none
I remember the days of PP, ooh wee
Only walls that I could see
Prisoner's prayer was to be free, yeah
I remember, oh yes, I remember, Lord
Memories and lonely days
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It's like a calling, ooh
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Days of penitentiary
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I was learning to...
Oh, the iron few see me coming
And what a chance, ooh
I remember, oh yes, I remember, Lord
Never will I ever forget
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When it breaks I stop...
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