Well I washed my hands in the muddy water
I washed my hands but they didn't come clean
I tried to do what my daddy told me
But I must've washed my hands in a muddy stream
verse 1
Well Jerry was a boy down there in Georgia
And they kept Jeery's Daddy yes in a Georgia jail
Daddy said son if you keep your hands clean unhuh
Well you won't hear them blood hounds on your trail
verse 2
Let me tell ya' fell in with bad companions
And we robbed the mail off this truck in Tennessee
Well they locked me up just about the time I hit nashville
And when the jailor locked the door he just swallowed the Key son
Well I washed my hands in muddy water
Well I Washed my hands but they didn't come clean
I tried to do what my daddy told me
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream
verse 3
Now I asked the jailor I said when's my time up
And he said son just so you know that this ole' boy won't forget
You've got to try and just keep your hands clean
And We might just make a descent man outta' you yet
verse 4
But I didn't wait till my time was up
Jerry broke out broke out of that Nashville jail
And he crossed down there to Atlanta Georgia
And now all you can hear them blood hounds on his trail
Well I washed my hands in the muddy water
Well washed my hands but they didn't come clean
I tried to do what my daddy told me
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream
Yes I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream