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Artist: Wynona Sweet
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Please, Mr. Jailer
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Please, Mr. Jailer
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[Allison]
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let me man go free?
He don't belong in prison, though he's guilty as can be
But the only crime he's guilty of is simply loving me
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?
Well I know it won't be long now,
'Till they cut his hair off too.
Still I'm hoping there's one favor
That I could beg of you.
So...
(Please Mr. jailer)
Won't you let my man go free?
Yeah yeah yeah!
[Inmates]
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let this jailbird free?
Whoa ho ho!
[Allison]
Just look into his eyes, open up that door
Just listen to his guitar, you'll know the score
[Cry Baby]
Please Mr. Jailer, let an honest man go free!
[Allison]
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Cry Baby and inmates]
Please Mr. Jailer, don't you make no lifer outta me.
I'm innocent, I swear it, let my woman testify
She'll tell you where I was that night
And I'll be satisfied
[Allison]
(Please Mr. Jailer)
Won't you let my man go free?
[Cry Baby and inmates]
Well, I'm tired of pressing license plates down in this rotten hole,
I gotta reach the outside before I lose control!
Please Mr. Jailer, don't you make no lifer out of me
[Allison]
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Instrumental]
[Cry Baby and inmates]
Please Mr. Jailer, let me out of this penitentiary
(Whoa, let me out!)
Please Mr. Jailer, don't you make no lifer out of me
[Allison]
(Please Mr. Jailer)
Won't you let my baby go free?
Whoa ho ho oh, whoa ho!
Let my man go free!
[Cry Baby]
Whoa oh oh!
Don't make no lifer out of me!
[Cry Baby and inmates]
Please Mr. Jailer, can't you see how much love she got for me...
[Fade]
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