I'VE GOT THOSE LOUISIANA STRIPES AND THEY'RE ALWAYS CHAINING ME DOWN
I'M IN HERE FOR 99 YEARS FOR SHOOTIN' MY WIFE TO THE GROUND
WELL SHE HAD TO LOVE MY FRIEND AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT WITH ME
SO I GRABBED MY GUN, SHOT EM BOTH IN THE HEAD AND THEN I THREW THERE ASS IN THE CREEK
Chorus 1:
WELL I'M DOIN MY TIME
IN THIS LOUISIANA PEN
THINKIN ABOUT MAYBE BEIN' FREE
ON THE DAY THAT I'M A DEAD MAN
WELL, IT TOOK SOME GETTIN USED TO BEING LOCKED IN THIS PRISON CELL
BUT I ALWAYS HUM THOSE TUNES OF GEORGE JONES TO HELP ME THROUGH MY DAYS OF HELL
I'VE DONE 25 YEARS AND THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME
CAUSE I'VE GOT ME A LOTTA DAMN GOOD FRIENDS IN THIS LOUISIANA PENATENTARY
Chorus 2:
NOW I'M DOIN MY TIME
IN THIS LOUISIANA PEN
THINKIN ABOUT MAYBE BEIN FREE ON THE DAY
I'M WALKIN IN THAT FIELD OF FIRE IN THAT LOUISIANA PENENTARY