On A Monday Lyrics by Leadbelly
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On a Monday, I was arrested
On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail
On a Wednesday, my trial was attested
On a Thursday, nobody would go my bail

Almost done, I'm almost done, almost done
And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail

Take these stripes, stripes from around my shoulder
Take these chains, these chains from around my legs
Lord, these stripes, it sure don't worry me
But these chains, these chain's gonna kill me dead

Yes, I'm almost done, almost done, almost done
And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail

On Friday, my baby went a-walking
On a Saturday, she locked me outa the door
On a Sunday, we were sitting down a-talking
On a Monday, she pawned all of my clothes
On a Monday, I was arrested    On a Tuesday, I was locked up in jail    On a Wednesday, my trial was attested    On a Thursday, nobody would go my bail       Almost done, I'm almost done, almost done    And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail       Take these stripes, stripes from around my shoulder    Take these chains, these chains from around my legs    Lord, these stripes, it sure don't worry me    But these chains, these chain's gonna kill me dead       Yes, I'm almost done, almost done, almost done    And I ain't gonna bring them yellow women no pail       On Friday, my baby went a-walking    On a Saturday, she locked me outa the door    On a Sunday, we were sitting down a-talking    On a Monday, she pawned all of my clothes