A D A I'VE GOT THOSE LOUISIANA STRIPES AND THEY'RE ALWAYS CHAINING ME DOWN A E A I'M IN HERE FOR 99 YEARS FOR SHOOTIN' MY WIFE TO THE GROUND A D A WELL SHE HAD TO LOVE MY FRIEND AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT WITH ME A E D SO I GRABBED MY GUN, SHOT EM BOTH IN THE HEAD AND THEN I THREW THERE ASS IN THE CREEK Chorus 1: D A WELL I'M DOIN MY TIME E A IN THIS LOUISIANA PEN D A THINKIN ABOUT MAYBE BEIN' FREE E A ON THE DAY THAT I'M A DEAD MAN WELL, IT TOOK SOME GETTIN USED TO BEING LOCKED IN THIS PRISON CELL BUT I ALWAYS HUM THOSE TUNES OF GEORGE JONES TO HELP ME THROUGH MY DAYS OF HELL I'VE DONE 25 YEARS AND THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME CAUSE I'VE GOT ME A LOTTA DAMN GOOD FRIENDS IN THIS LOUISIANA PENATENTARY Chorus 2: NOW I'M DOIN MY TIME IN THIS LOUISIANA PEN THINKIN ABOUT MAYBE BEIN FREE ON THE DAY I'M WALKIN IN THAT FIELD OF FIRE IN THAT LOUISIANA PENENTARY