Tom T. Hall A Week In A Country Jail 1982

Tom T. Hall A Week In A Country Jail Live perfomance 1982 Tom T. Hall A Week In A Country Jail Lyrics One time I spent a week inside a little country jail And I don t guess I ll ever live it down I was sittin at a red light when these two men came and got me And said that I was speeding through their town Well, they said, tomorrow morning you can see the judge then go. They let me call one person on the phone I thought I d be there overnight so I just called my boss To tell him I d be off but not for long Well, they motioned me inside a cell with seven other guys One little barred up window in the rear My cellmates said if they had let me bring some money in We ought to send the jailer for some beer Well, I had to pay him double cause he was the man in charge And the jailer s job was not the best in town Later on his wife brought hot bologna, eggs and gravy The first day I was there I turned it down Well, next morning they jus