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Weighted Down The Prison Song

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[Chorus]
Weighted dAown by possessions
Weighted dBown by the gun
Waited dDown by the riEver for yDou to cAome
[Verse]
My darliEng, you're darning my action
Of wAhen three months, I was gone
But Ewhose socks were you darning, darling
While I bAeen gone so long?
Weighted dAown by possessions
Weighted dBown by the gun
Waited dDown by the riEver for yDou to cAome
A beEst friend to your ear of true said AI was guilty of sin
SaiEd my being gone was the best thing fAor you
BAut the truth, it all comes through for me and my kin 
It wasn't the best Bthing Dfor me but waEs the besDt for hAim
[Chorus]
Weighted dAown by decision
Weighted dBown by the gun
Waited dDown by the riEver for yDou to cAome
Weighted dAown by possessions
Weighted dBown by the gun
Waited dDown by the riEver for yDou to cAome
[Verse]
WhilEe I sat there wondering, you thoughAt that eyes were hid
And EI had the honor of watching everythAing you did
SAo now I come with words of pain to bring you news of life
If you can't fiBnd your Dwoman, don't Etake anoDther's Awife
[Chorus]
Weighted dAown by possessions
Weighted dBown by the gun
Waited dDown by the riEver for yDou to cAome

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Weighted Down The Prison Song

by Skip Spence

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[Chorus]

Weighted down by possessions

Weighted down by the gun

D E D A

Waited down by the river for you to come

[Verse]

My darling, you're darning my action

Of when three months, I was gone

But whose socks were you darning, darling

While I been gone so long?

Weighted down by possessions

Weighted down by the gun

D E D A

Waited down by the river for you to come

E A

A best friend to your ear of true said I was guilty of sin

E A

Said my being gone was the best thing for you

But the truth, it all comes through for me and my kin

B D E D A

It wasn't the best thing for me but was the best for him

[Chorus]

Weighted down by decision

Weighted down by the gun

D E D A

Waited down by the river for you to come

Weighted down by possessions

Weighted down by the gun

D E D A

Waited down by the river for you to come

[Verse]

E A

While I sat there wondering, you thought that eyes were hid

E A

And I had the honor of watching everything you did

So now I come with words of pain to bring you news of life

B D E D A

If you can't find your woman, don't take another's wife

[Chorus]

Weighted down by possessions

Weighted down by the gun

D E D A

Waited down by the river for you to come

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