Songtext von I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

I was born in Macon, Georgia They locked my dad in the Macon jail He said, "Son, if you keep your hands clean You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail." But I fell in with bad companions We robbed a man in Tennessee They caught me way up by Nashville They locked me up and they threw away the key Well, I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands, but they wouldn't come clean I tried to do like daddy told me But I must've washed my hands in a muddy stream I asked the jailor "A-when's my time up?" He said, "Son, we won't forget. But if you try to keep your hands clean We might just make a good man of you yet." But I couldn't wait to serve my sentence So I broke out of a Tennessee jail I just crossed that line to Georgia And I can hear them bloodhounds on my trail Said I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands, but they wouldn't come clean I tried to do like daddy told me But I must've washed my hands in a muddy stream I couldn't wait to serve my sentence So I broke out of a Tennessee jail I just crossed that line to Georgia And I can hear them bloodhounds on my trail Well I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands, but they wouldn't come clean I tried to do like daddy told me But I must've washed my hands in a muddy stream I tried to do like daddy told me But I must've washed my hands in a muddy stream