I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water

Joe Babcock

I was born in Macon, Georgia, met my dad in a Macon jail
He said, "son, if you keep your hands clean
You won't have them bloodhounds on your trail"

I fell in with bad companions, robbed a man in Tennessee
Sheriff caught me way up in Nashville
And they locked me up and they threw away the key

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I washed my hands in muddy water
I 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

I asked the jailer when my time's up, he said, "son, we won't forget
If you try to keep your hands clean
We may make a good man of you yet."

I couldn't wait to do my sentence, I broke out of the Nashville jail
I just crossed the line of Georgia
And I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail

Refrain (2 times)

Curiosités sur la chanson I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water de The Spencer Davis Group

Quand la chanson “I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water” a-t-elle été lancée par The Spencer Davis Group?
La chanson I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water a été lancée en 1966, sur l’album “The Second Album”.
Qui a composé la chanson “I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water” de The Spencer Davis Group?
La chanson “I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water” de The Spencer Davis Group a été composée par Joe Babcock.

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