Capo 1st fret
On a Monday I was ar-rested (Uh-huh)
On a Tuesday they locked me in jail (poor boy)
On a Wednesday my trial was at-tested
And on a Thursday they said guilty as the judge's gavel fell
Chorus:
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down
On a Monday I got my stripe-ed britches
On a Tuesday I got my ball and chain
On a Wednesday I'm workin' diggin' ditches
On a Thursday Lord I begged 'em not to knock me down again
Chorus:
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down
On a Monday My momma came to see me
On a Tuesday they caught me with a file
On a Wednesday im down in soli-tary
On a Thursday I start on bread and water for a while
Chorus:
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains them chains they're bout to drag me down