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Cincinnati Jail Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Bare
Cincinnati Jail
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Mel Tillis
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well in
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Cincinnati
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jail
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body
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Shouldn't have
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drunk that
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wine it
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messed up my country
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mind
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I didn't know that
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pretty gal wasn't
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free not
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free
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someone
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called the
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law and
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I had a southern
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drawl
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first one they locked
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up you're right was
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me
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well in
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Cincinnati
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body
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I heard a
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lot
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about that
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great midwestern
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town
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thought I'd better
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go and look
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around look
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around
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find me no
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job and
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my kind just don't
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rob
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they don't want no
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southern bums
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around
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hian
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boy
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ain't never known much
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joy
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better off in my
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Blueridge Mountain
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home sweet
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home
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light of
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day I could
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while the time
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away
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mornin' the government
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gave me to live
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Cincinnati Jail?
- The song Cincinnati Jail was sang by Bobby Bare.
Who is Bobby Bare?
- Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.
