I'm in a women's prison with bars all around
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I caught my darlin cheatin thats when I shot him down
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I caught him in a honky-tonk with a girl I used to know
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The door to my cell is open wide and a voice cries out oh no
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The judge says I'm guilty my sentence is to die
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I know I've been forgiven but the price of love is high
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The crowd outside is screamin' let the murderer die But above all their voices I
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can hear my mama cry
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I'm sittin' here on death row and Lord I've lost my mind
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For love I've killed my darlin and for love I'll lose my life
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I can hear the warden coming From the clinging of his keys
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But when they come to get me He'll have to drag me off my kness
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The door to my cell swings open It's time for me to go
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The priest is reading my last rights He says dying's part of livin' ya know
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And there's a crowd outside screamin' let that murderer fry
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But above all their voices You can hear my mama cry
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Now they've strapped me in the chair And covered up my eyes
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And the last voice I hear on Earth Is my mama's cry
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Women's Prison
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Loretta Lynn |