Viola Lee Blues

The judge decreed it, the clerk, he wrote it
Clerk he wrote it down indeed
Judge decreed it, clerk, he wrote it down
Give you this jail sentence, you'll be Nashville bound

Some got six month, some got one solid
Some got one solid year indeed
Some got six month, some got one solid year
But me and my buddies all got lifetime here

I wrote a letter, I mailed in the
Mailed it in the air indeed
Wrote a letter, I mailed in the air
You may know by that I have got a friend somewhere

I wrote a letter, I mailed in the
Mailed it in the air indeed
Wrote a letter, I mailed in the air
You may know by that I have got a friend somewhere