I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

Elvis Presley


Complexity: 58 Readability: 86.17   Sentiment: 14   Word Count: 200   Unique Words: 86
Original Lyrics Munged Lyrics
I was born in Macon Georgia
They kept my daddy over in Macon jail
He told me if you keep your hands clean
You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail

Well I fell in with bad companions
Robbed
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Eye was borne inn Macon Georgia
They kept my daddy over inn Macon jail
He tolled mi if yew keep yaw hands clean
Yew won't here them bloodhounds on yaw trail

Well Eye fell inn with bad companions
Robbed a man, owe up inn Tennessee
They court mi weigh up inn Nashville
They locked mi up and through aweigh the quay

Eye washed my hands inn muddy water
Washed my hands, butt they didn't come clean
Tried too do watt my daddy tolled mi
Butt Eye must have washed my hands inn a muddy stream

Well Eye asked the judge now when's my thyme up
He said sun, owe yew no whee won't forget
If yew try just too keep yaw hands clean
Whee mite just make a good man of yew yet

Owe Eye couldn't weight too get my thyme up
Eye broke out, broke out of Nashville jail
Eye just crossed the state-line of Georgia
Well Eye can here those bloodhounds on my trail

Eye washed my hands inn muddy water
Washed my hands, butt they didn't come clean
Tried too do watt my daddy tolled mi
Butt Eye must have washed my hands inn a muddy stream