Aaron Neville - Jailhouse Lyrics
( a. neville )Too many, too many mornings, gotta wake up soonToo many, too many mornings, whoa lord gotta wake up soonOh and eat my breakfast by the light of the moonIt was late, very late last summer, when I first got my timeWhoa it was late, very very late last summer you know when i, I first got my timeMy buddy got one hundred years, thank the lord I just got ninety-nineIf you see, if you see my mama, wont you tell her this for meLord, if you see , if you see my dear old mother, wont you please tell her this for meI got a long long time and lord knows when Im gonna be freeYou know they come up here a skippin and a jumpin but you know that they wont last longLord, they come up here a skippin and a jumpin, but you know that they wont last longOne day theyre gonna wish they were a baby boy in their mothers armsYou know theyre always, always talking about dangerous blueWhoa, you know theyre always talking about dangerous blueIf I had my big old pistol, you know Id be dangerous tooTwelve jury men found me guilty, the doorman looked me up and downLord, twelve jury men found me guilty, you know the doorman looked me up and downJust looked at me through the corner of his eye and said boy, youre penitentiary boundOne day, one day down in new orleans, all the girls gonna jump and shoutLord, one day down in new orleans all the girls gonna jump and shoutWhen them big green gates open up wide, Ill come steppin out
