Everly Brothers - I'm Here To Get My Baby Out of Jail Lyrics

I'm not in your town to stay,
Said a lady old & gray
To the warden of the penitentiary
I'm not in your town to stay
& I'll soon be on my way
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
Oh warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail

I tried to raise my baby right
I have prayed both day & night
That he wouldn't follow the footsteps of his dad
I have searched both far & wide
& I feared that he had died
But at last I've found my baby here in jail
Oh warden, at last I've found my baby here in jail

It was just 5 years today
When his daddy passed away
He was found beneath the snow so cold & white
'Twas then I vowed to take his ring
And his gold watch & his chain
And the county laid his daddy in the grave
Yes warden, the county laid his daddy in the grave

I will pawn you his watch
I will pawn you his chain
I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring
I will wash all your clothes
I will scrub all your floors
If that will get my baby out of jail
Yes warden, if that will get my baby out of jail

Then I heard the warden say
To the lady old & gray:
I'll go bring your darlin' baby to your side
2 iron gates swang wide apart
She held her darlin' to her heart
She kissed her baby boy & then she died
But smiling, she kissed her baby boy & then she died

I'm not in your town to stay,
Said a lady old & gray
"I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
Yes warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail