Well I fell in with bad companions
Robbed a man oh up in Tennessee
They caught me way
up in Nashville
They locked me up and threw away the key
I washed my hands in
muddy water
Washed my hands but they didn't come clean
Tried to do what my daddy told
me
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream
Well I asked the judge
now when's my time up
He said son, oh you know we won't forget
If you try just to keep
your hands clean
We might just make a good man of you yet
Oh I couldn't wait
to get my time up
I broke out, broke out of Nashville jail
I just crossed the
state-line of Georgia
Well I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail
I washed
my hands in muddy water
Washed my hands, but they didn't come clean
Tried to do what
my daddy told me
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream
Never Been to Spain
(words & music by Hoyt Axton)
Well I've never been to Spain
But I kind of like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to
use it
The don't abuse it
Never gonna loose it
I can't refuse it
Well, I've never been to England
But I kind of like the Beatles
So I headed for Las
Vegas
Only made it out to Lido's
Can you feel it
Must be weary
Oh so
good... oh feel so good
Well I've never been to heaven
But I've been in
Oklahoma
Well, they tell me I was born there
But I really don't remember
In
Oklahoma or Arizona
What does it matter
What does it matter
