Malvina Reynolds — Daddys in the Jail

Daddy's in the jail, oh yes Daddy's in the jail, oh yes Daddy's in the jail tho he did no wrong And how are we goin' to get along? Oh yes Mama is working, oh yes Mama is working, oh yes Fifty a week and seven plates Worry's at the door and that makes eight, oh yes Daddy's in the jail, oh yes Daddy's in the jail, oh yes I ask my mama the reason why Doesn't know the answer, all she does is cry, oh yes Wrote to my daddy, oh yes Wrote to my daddy, oh yes Asked my daddy, the answer came back They put me into jail 'cause my skin is black, oh yеs Daddy's in the jail, oh yes Daddy's in the jail, oh yеs They call him a panther, but that can't be Panther's in the forest, running free, oh yes