The Grateful Dead — Viola Lee Blues

[Verse 1] The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it Clerk he wrote it down indeed-e Judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down Give you this jail sentence, you'll be Nashville bound [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Some got six months, some got one solid Some got one solid year indeed-e Some got six months, some got one solid, yeah But me and my buddies all got lifetime here [Instrumental] [Verse 3] I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere [Instrumental] [Verse 3 repeated] I wrote a letter, I mailed in the...mailed it in the air indeed-e I wrote a letter, I mailed in the air You may know by that I've got a friend somewhere