Im Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail

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