Merle Haggard — There Aint No Good Chain Gang

[Verse 1] Bet it ain't raining back home Bet your sister's still on the phone Bet Mama's in the kitchen cooking fried chicken Wishing that I hadn't went wrong [Spoken] Oh, but Mama, don't you worry 'Cause everything's gonna be alright They're teaching me lots of good things down here And besides that, I figured out some things on my own like [Chorus] There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gang [Verse 3] Papa's reading yesterday's mail Wishing that the hay was all baled I bet that he is wishing we could go fishing Instead of me sitting here in this old god-damned jail [Spoken] Oh Papa, don't worry When I get home, I'm gonna buy you a new baler You see I've got some money stashed away they don't know about I just hope they ain't intercepted this letter Besides that, I'm learning lots of things down here like [Chorus] There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gangs [Chorus] There ain't no kind of good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gang