[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Old judge Jones never gave a man a break
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On his hangin' tree the leaves don't shake
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That man in black, what did he say ?
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A hundred years and one dark day
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A widow's tear filled with pain
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Can make the blue skies shed some rain
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You people think that you got the blues
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Wait 'til you read our everyday news
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One more hung from the tree, last night
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Old judge Jones done took another life
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Folks keep prayin' it would end
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But sad as it is it'll happen again
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What did he say ?
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Yeah!
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What did he say ?
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[Solo]
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[Verse]
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You'd think we wouldn't put up with it
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He'd bust an old lady for a sidewalk spit
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Church on Sunday he's the first in line
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Last week gave the preacher a fine
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You can't hate a man for what he must do
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But if his cause ain't just and his word untrue
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That man in the robe's a devil in disguise
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The bailiff's books are filled with lies
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Election time the Jones will never lose
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With a gun at your back in the voting booth
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You can't do what you think is right
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Sad as it is another hangin' tonight
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What did he say ?
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Yeah!
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