I'm not in your town to stay
Said a lady old and grey
To the warden of the penitentiary
I'm not in your town to stay
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
Oh warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
I tried to raise my baby right
That he wouldn't follow the footsteps of his dad
I have searched both far and wide
But at last I found my baby here in jail
Oh warden at last I found my baby here in jail
It was just five years today
He was found beneath the snow so cold and white
Twas then I vowed to take his ring
Then the county laid his daddy in the grave
Yes warden the county laid his daddy in the grave
I will pawn you his watch
I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring
I will wash all your clothes
If that will get my baby out of jail
Yes Warden if that will get my baby out of jail
Then I heard the warden say
I'll go bring your darling baby to your side
Two iron gates swang wide apart
She kissed her baby boy and then she died
But smiling she kissed her baby boy and then she died
I'm not in your town to stay
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
Yes warden I'm just here to get my baby out of jail