There Ain`t No Good Chain Gang Lyrics

There Ain`t No Good Chain Gang lyrics

Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash

 

 Verse One 

 (Waylon)

 I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back homeI bet your sister's still on the phone   
              

 I bet mama's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken

 Wishing that I hadn't done wrong

 

 Verse Two 

 (Johnny - Spoken)

 Don't you worry about us none now, mama

 Everything's gonna be all right, mama

 They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama

 Things like...

 

 Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer)

 There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman

 And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James

 And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi

 And there ain't no good chain gang

 

 Verse Three 

 (Waylon)

 Papa's readin' yesterday's mail

 Wishin' that the hay was all bailed

 I'll bet he's a-wishin' he could go fishin'

 And here I am a-laying in jail

 

 Verse Four 

 (Jonnhy - Spoken)

 Don't you worry about us now, Papa

 They're teaching us a lesson a day, we're learning pretty well, too

 We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already

 Things like...

 

 Chorus x2