On a Monday I was arrested (uh huh) On a Tuesday they locked me in the jail (po' boy) On a Wednesday my trial was attested On a Thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell
I got stripes stripes around my shoulders I got chains chains around my feet I got stripes stripes around my shoulders And them chains them chains they're about to drag me down
On a Monday my mama come to see me On a Tuesday they caught me with a file On a Wednesday I'm down on solitary On a Thursday I start on a bread and water for awhile
I got stripes stripes around my shoulders... I got stripes stripes around my shoulders...