me and my buddies all got lifetime here ... .. .

the judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it
clerk he wrote it down indeed-e
judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down
give you this jail sentence, you'll be Nashville bound
some got six months, some got one solid
some got one solid year indeed-e
some got six months, some got one solid, yeah
but me and my buddies all got lifetime here
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air
you may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e
I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air
you may know by that I've got a friend somewhere
...
..
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'Viola Lee Blues'
February 24, 1997
Sapporo, Japan
BD (vocal & guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar),
John Jackson (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass),
David Kemper (drums) ... .. .
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“Viola Lee Blues”
written by Noah Lewis
originally released by Gus Cannon
• Cannon's Jug Stompers ...
w/Norah Lewis on harmonica
way back on Sept 20, 1928
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