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Artist: Johnny Cash
Canonical path: /johnny-cash/doin-my-time
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Doin' My Time
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Doin' My Time
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On this rock pile, with my ball and chain
They call me by a number not a name Lord, Lord
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
With an achin' heart, on that gal of mine
You can here my hammer, you can hear my saw
Gonna sing it like John Henry all day long Lord, Lord
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
With an achin' heart, on that gal of mine
When that old judge looked down at me
Said I put you in that penetentiary Lord, Lord
Gotta do my time, I gotta do my time
With an achin' heart, on that gal of mine
Well now it wont be long, just a few more days
They'll let me out of here I'm gonna stay Lord, Lord
With that gal of mine, with that gal of mine
She's a waited for me while I've done my time
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