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1. On A Monday I was arrested (uh huh)
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   On A Tuesday they locked me in the jail (oh boy)
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   On A Wednesday my trial was attested
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   On A Thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell

R: I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders 
   I got chains, chains around my feet
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   I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
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   And them chains, them chains, they're about to drag me down

2. On a Monday I got my striped britches (uh huh)
   On a Tuesday got my ball and chain (oh boy)
   On a Wednesday I'm working digging ditches
   On a Thursday Lord I beg them not to knock me down again

R: I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders...

3. On A Monday my momma came to see me (uh huh) 
   On A Tuesday they caught me with a file (oh boy) 
   On A Wednesday I'm down in solitary
   On A Thursday I start on bread and water for a while

R: I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders...