Never will forget that day when they hadme in     Parchman jail
Would no one even. come and     go my bail
l wonder how long     before l can change my clothes
l wonder how long     'fore l can change my clothes

So many days l would be     sitting down
I would be sitting down looking down     on my clothes
l wonder bow long     before l can change my clothes
l wonder how long     'fore l can change my clothes

So many days when the     day would be cold
They would carry me out in the rain and cold
l wonder how long     before l can change my clothes
l wonder how long     'fore l can change my clothes

So many days when the day would be cold
You could stand and look at the     convict toes
l wonder how long     before l can change my clothes
l wonder how long     'fore l can change my clothes

So many days l would be     walking down the road
l could hardly walk with looking down     on my clothes
l wonder how long     before l can change my clothes
l wonder how long     'fore l can change my clothes

Never will forget the day when they     taken me clothes
Taken my citizen clothes     and throwed 'em away
l wonder how long     before l can change my clothes
l wonder how long     'fore l can change my clothes