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Daddy Went to Jail Lyrics by Niela Miller

Songs of Leaving

2009

Daddy went to jail, lord
Daddy went to jail
Way down in a southern town
With no one to go, no one to go
No one to go his bail
Daddy didn't do no wrong, lord
Daddy didn't do no wrong
A man come and say
He had to go away
And when he left, when he left
He was singing a song
He was singing a song
He sang, "I don't know what I done, lord
Don't know what I done
So put away your fears
And dry your tears
Cause I'll be back, I'll be back
With the morning sun
With the morning sun"
We waited days and weeks, lord
Waited months and years
And now every time
That sun starts to shine
We mourn for him, mourn for him
Mourn for him with our tears
Mourn for him with our tears
Cause, Daddy went to jail, lord
Daddy went to jail
Way down in a southern town
With no one to go, no onе to go
No one to go his bail
No one to go his bail

About “Daddy Went to Jail” by Niela Miller

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"Daddy Went to Jail" appears on "Songs of Leaving" in 2009.

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