An’ go long way from here, Lawd, Lawd.
Says jail keeper tol’ me, Lawd,
Gonna help me get back home.
When time come to be tried,
Jail keeper lied on me.
I told my mother not to worry at all,
Lawd, not to worry at all.
Lawd, goin’ to road, mama,
Tryin’ to make good time.
Mama, she cried all night long,