The judge he pleaded, clerk he wrote it, clerk he wrote it down, indeedy
The judge he pleaded, the clerk he wrote it down
If you miss jail [sinner/sentence] you must be Nashville bound

Some got six months, some got one solid, some got one solid year indeed, lord
Some got six months, some got one solid year
But me and my buddy, oh, got lifetime here

Fix my supper, mama, let me go to, let me go to bed indeed, lord
Fix my supper, let me go to bed
I been drinkin’ white lightnin’
It’s goin’ to my head