"I'm not in your town to stay" Said a lady old and gray To the warden of the penitentiary "I'm not in your town to stay And I'll soon be on my way I'm just here to get my baby out of jail Yes warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail" "I tried to raise my baby right And I prayed both day and night That he'd never follow the footsteps of his dad I had searched both far and wide And I feared that he had died But at last I've found my baby here in jail Yes warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail." "I will pawn you his watch I will pawn you my chain I will pawn you my golden wedding ring I will pawn you my  cook Forgot the words to that verse If that will get my baby out of jail Yes warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail."