1. On A Monday I was arrested (uh huh)
On A Tuesday they locked me in the jail (oh boy)
On A Wednesday my trial was attested
On A Thursday they said guilty and the judge's gavel fell
R: I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
I got chains, chains around my feet
I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders
And them chains, them chains, they're about to drag me down
2. On a Monday I got my striped britches (uh huh)
On a Tuesday got my ball and chain (oh boy)
On a Wednesday I'm working digging ditches
On a Thursday Lord I beg them not to knock me down again
R: I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders...
3. On A Monday my momma came to see me (uh huh)
On A Tuesday they caught me with a file (oh boy)
On A Wednesday I'm down in solitary
On A Thursday I start on bread and water for a while
R: I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders...
