Hank Snow — I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

[Verse 1] I was born in Macon Georgia They kept my dad in the Macon jail Dad said son if you keep your hands clean You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail [Verse 2] But I fell in with bad companions We robbed a man in Tennessee The sheriff caught me way up in Nashville They locked me up and threw away the key [Chorus] I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands but they didn't come clean I tried to do like daddy told me But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream [Verse 3] I asked the jailer I said when's my time up He said son you know we won't forget And if you try to keep your hands clean We may make a good man of you yet [Verse 4] I couldn't wait to get my time in I broke out of that Nashville jail I just crossed the line of Georgia And I can hear the bloodhounds on my trail [Chorus] I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands but they didn't come clean I tried to do like daddy told me But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream