Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ma Rainey
Canonical path: /ma-rainey/chain-gang-blues
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Chain Gang Blues
Read Chain Gang Blues lyrics by Ma Rainey on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Chain Gang Blues
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The judge found me guilty, the clerk he wrote it down (x 2)
Just a poor gal in trouble, I know I'm county road bound
Many days of sorrow, many nights of woe (x 2)
And a ball and chain everywhere I go
Chains on my feet, padlock on my hand (x 2)
It's all on account of stealing a woman's man
It was early this morning that I had my trial (x 2)
Ninety days on the county road, and judge didn't even smile.
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Ma Rainey performs "Chain Gang Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Ma Rainey catalog on LyroVerse.
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