A Week In A County Jail Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
A Week In A County Jail
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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Doo do do doo do do doo do oooh wooo
One time I spent a
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week inside a
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little county jail
And I don't guess
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I'll ever live it
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down
I was sitting at a
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red light when these
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two men came and got me
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said that I was speeding through their
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town
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Well they said tomorrow
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morning you can
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see the judge then go
They let me call one
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person on the
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phone
I thought I'd be
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there overnight so I
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just called my boss
To
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tell him I'd be off but not for
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long
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They motioned me in
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side a cell with
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seven other guys
And one little barred up
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window in the
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rear
My cell mate said if
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they had let me
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bring some money in
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ought to send the jailer for some
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beer
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Well I had to pay him double
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cause he was the
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man in charge
And the jailer's job was
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not the best in
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town
Later on his wife
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brought hot baloney
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eggs and gravy
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first day I was there I turned it
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down
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Next morning they just let us
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sleep but I was up
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real
early
Wondering when
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I'd get my re
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lease
Later on we got
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more hot baloney
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eggs n' gravy
By
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now I wasn't quite so hard to
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please
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Two days later when I
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thought that I had
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been
forgotten
The sheriff came in
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chewing on a
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straw
He said where is the
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guy who thinks that this is
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Indianapolis
I'd
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like to talk to him about the
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law
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Well I told him who I
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was and told him I was
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working
steady
And I
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really should be getting on my
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way
That part about me
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being who I was
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did not impress him
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said the judge would be here any
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day
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The jailer had a wife and
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let me tell ya she was
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awful
But she brought that hot
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baloney every
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day
And after seven
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days she got to
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looking so much better
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asked her if she'd like to run
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away
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Next morning that ole
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judge took every
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nickel that I had
And he said son let this
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teach you not to
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race
The jailer's wife was
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smiling from the
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window as I left
In
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thirty minutes I was outta
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state
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Doo do do doo do do doo do doo dooo
FAQ
Who sang the the song A Week In A County Jail?
- The song A Week In A County Jail was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
