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Tom T Hall
Miscellaneous
A Week In A Country Jail (1969)
One time I spent a week inside a little country jail
And I donât guess Iâll ever live it down
I was sitting at a red light when these two men came and got me
And said that I was speeding through their town
Well they said tomorrow morning you can see the judge then go
They let me call one person on the phone
I thought that Iâd be there over night so I just called my boss
To tell him Iâd be off but not for long
Well they motioned me inside a cell with seven other guys
One little barred up window in the rear
My cellmates said if they had let me bring some money in
We all would send the jailer for some beer
Well I had to pay him double cause he was the man in charge
And the jailerâs job was not the best in town
Later on his wife brought hot bologna, eggs and gravy
The first day I was there I turned it down
Well next morning they just let us sleep but I was up real early
Wondering when Iâd get my release
Later on we got more hot bologna, eggs and gravy
And by now I wasnât quite so hard to please
Two days later when I thought that I had been forgotten
The sheriff came in chewing on a straw
He said where is the guy who thinks that this is Indianapolis
Iâd like to talk to him about the law
Well I told him who I was and that I was working steady
And I really should be getting on my way
That part about me being who I was did not impress him
He said the judge will be here any day
The jailer had a wife and let me tell you she was awful
But she brought that hot bologna every day
And after seven days she got to looking so much better
I asked her if sheâd like to run away
Well the next morning that old judge took every nickel that I had
And he said son let this teach you not to race
The jailerâs wife was smiling from the window as I left
In thirty minutes I was out of state
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