On a Monday  I was arrested
On a Tuesday  I was locked up in jail
On a Wednesday  my trial was attested
On a Thursday  nobody would go my bail
Yes  I m all  almost done
Yes I m all  almost done
Yes  I m all  almost done
And I ain t gonna bring them yellow women no pail
Take these stripes
Stripes from around my shoulder
Take these chains
These chains from around my legs
Lord  these stripes
Stripes sure don't worry me
But these chains
These chain's gonna kill me dead
Yes  I m all  almost done
Yes I m all  almost done
Yes  I m all  almost done
And I ain t  gonna bring them yellow women no pail
On Saturday  my baby went a-walking
On a Sunday  she locked me outa the door
On a Monday  we were sitting down a-talking
On a Tuesday  she pawned all of my clothes
Yes  I m all  almost done
Yes I m all  almost done
Yes  I m all  almost done
And I ain t gonna bring them yellow women no pail