Johnny Cash — There Aint No Good Chain Gang

[Verse 1] Bet it isn't raining back home Bet your sister's still on the phone Bet Mamma's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken Wishing that I hadn't done wrong Yeah, Mamma, don't you worry about it none though Everything's going to be all right, Mamma They're teaching us a lot of new things in here Mamma Things like [Chorus] There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang [Verse 2] Papa's reading yesterday's mail Wishing that the hay was all baled I bet he's wishing we could go fishing And here I am laying in jail Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none now Everything's going to be all right, Papa They're teaching us a lesson a day we're learning pretty well too We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already Things like [Chorus] There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang