I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail

This video's version has lyrics different than most versions, with two verses missing. The lyrics in this video are:

I'm not in your town to stay
But I'll soon be on my way
Said a lady to the warden of the penitentiary
I'm not in your town to stay
And I'll soon be on my way
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
Yes, warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail

I will wash all your clothes
I will scrub all your floors
If that'll get my baby out of jail
I will pawn you my watch
I will pawn you my chain
I will pawn you my golden wedding ring
Yes, Warden, if that'll get my baby out of jail

I have tried to raise him right
I have prayed both day and night
He wouldn't follow the footsteps of his dad
Then the gates blew open wide
She held her darling to her side
And there in his loving arms she died
But smiling in the arms of her loving boy she died
But smiling in the arms of beloved boy she died

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bluegrass
• Dobro
• banjo
• fiddle
• Bluegrass Music
• Folk
• music
• mandolin
• guitar
• cowgirl
• bar
• grill
• Santa Fe
• New Mexico
• jam
• session
• Live

[FredricF]

Awesome singer. Great song.

[Desertphile]

@FredricF ; I enjoyed the entire jam session. If I could afford to be a Dobro (even the Chinese one Gibson sells) or some other resonate guitar, I would get one.

[anmoose]

I love it! Brings back fond memories of jams and get-togethers we had back when I lived in Virginia. Some of the best Bluegrass *ever* comes from these sessions. More please... :-)

[Desertphile]

@anmoose ; I will most the banjo walk-about this evening, if rain doesn't block the satellite dish.

[NotSoOldHippy]

Love the way everyone plays instruments in the *general * direction of where the song should go. LOL

[dhoglin]

Is that an electronic tuner on that guy's mandolin, around 2:05min? Never seen anything like that!

[emancoy]

this song is great, especially that this is the first time I heard this song.

[Desertphile]

@csnowutube ; I like what Roy Clark said about the banjo: "it's the only musical instrument that Americans dared to invent, because everyone else was afraid to.

[richo61]

Great Jam! I love the way folks just "drop in" with their instrument for a few bars add a little something and then let the song keep rolling on ...

[grandmabev]

Really enjoyed the vid! Thanks so much for posting!

[csnowutube]

@MakesMeAngry I was right when I bought my first banjo and I was right when I sold it. 8] smiley face.

Your banjo skills may vary.

[csnowutube]

@dhoglin Yes, and also on the banjo at the beginning, though we see the back side and not the green glow. They are available from w ww musiciansfriend dt com and other places. Buy one for a musician, it will improve your listening experience. 8] less than $50. They work on any instrument where you can clamp them.

Desertphile for president.