Tom Brown Sits in His Prison Cell

歌詞

Tom Brown sat in his prison cell, could not sit outside To pay his little fine, to raise it he had tried Was out with a minstrel troupe, were caught up in a fight He telegrammed his baby for some coin on Saturday night On Sunday, on Monday, poor Tom, he had the blues To double his trouble, if his baby would refuse But the next day, just at noon-time Was singing songs in coon-time I've got more money now than I really know how to use I've just received a telegram from baby Answer to the one she got from me I found she was a most obliging lady Just as I'd expected her to be I knew my baby would not disappoint me I never gave her cause to turn me down She wired me this roll of twenty Boys, I know that is a-plenty For to take me back to town They turned Tom loose, but first he split his bankroll just in half He roamed around the jail to give the other boys a laugh He said: It's very wrong, y'all, to get in such a scrape Unless you have a baby to help make your escape I've got one, she's not one, a girl that's least bit slow To save me, she gave me this little roll of dough So if the train leaves at the right time I'll be back home at noon-time Goodbye, my boys, I'm sorry, I really have got to go I've just received a telegram from baby Answer to the one she got from me I found she was a most obliging lady Just as I'd expected her to be I knew my baby would not disappoint me I never gave her cause to turn me down She wired me this roll of twenty Boys, I know that is a-plenty For to take me back to town