Tom: C
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I'm not in your town to stay
Said a lady old and grey
G7 C
To the warden of the penitentiary
I'm not in your town to stay
And I'll soon be on my way
G7 C
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
F G7 C
Oh warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
I tried to raise my baby right
I have prayed both day and night
G7 C
That he wouldn't follow the footsteps of his dad
I have searched both far and wide
And I feared that he had died
G7 C
But at last I found my baby here in jail
F G7 C
Oh warden at last I found my baby here in jail
It was just five years today
When his daddy passed away
G7 C
He was found beneath the snow so cold and white
Twas then I vowed to take his ring
And his gold watch and his chain
G7 C
Then the county laid his daddy in the grave
F G7 C
Yes warden the county laid his daddy in the grave
I will pawn you his watch
I will pawn you his chain
G7 C
I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring
I will wash all your clothes
I will scrub all your floors
G7 C
If that will get my baby out of jail
F G7 C
Yes Warden if that will get my baby out of jail
Then I heard the warden say
To the lady old and grey
G7 C
I'll go bring your darling baby to your side
Two iron gates swang wide apart
She held her darling to her heart
G7 C
She kissed her baby boy and then she died
F G7 C
But smiling she kissed her baby boy and then she died
I'm not in your town to stay
Said a lady old and grey
G7 C
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
F G7 C
Yes warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
