I was fresh out of the service
It was back in Ў®82
I raised some cain when I come back to town
I left to be all I could be
Come home without a clue
Now, I married dawn and had to settle down

So I hired on at the prison
Guess I always knew I would
Just like my dad and both my uncles done
And I worked on every cell block
Now, things're goin' good
But then they transferred me to ellis unit one

Swing low
Swing low
Swing low and carry me home

Well, my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls
And how they used to strap Ў®em in the chair
The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer Ў®n all
Ў®n when the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air

Well, folks just got too civilized
Sparky's gatherin' dust
Ў®cause no one wants to touch a smokin' gun
And since they got the injection
They don't mind as much, I guess
They just put Ў®em down at ellis unit one

Swing low
Swing low
Swing low and carry me home

Well, I've seen Ў®em fight like lions, boys
I've seen 'em go like lambs
And I've helped to drag Ў®em when they could not stand
And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door slam
And I've seen the victim's family holdin' hands

Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
And something cold and black pullin' through my lungs
Ў®n even jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best
But he don't live on ellis unit one

Swing low
Swing low
Swing low and carry me home
Swing low
Don't let go
Swing low and carry me home

• A Bible & a Gun
• A Country Song
• A Far Cry from You
• A Little Bit in Love
• Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
• Arianne
• Baby Let Me Follow You Down
• Baby's in Black
• Before They Make Me Run
• Blue Yodel #9
• Cocaine
• Creepy Jackalope Eye
• Cry Myself to Sleep
• Crying, Waiting, Hoping
• Dead Flowers
• Dirty Old Town
• Don't Take Your Guns to Town
• Elijah's Church
• Ellis Unit One
• Francine
• Goodnight Irene
• Hangmen
• High Fashion Queen
• I Thought I Was Dreaming
• If I Should Fall from Grace With God
• In The Jailhouse Now
• It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
• Johnny Too Bad
• Little Sister
• Love's to Blame
• Lucy Dee
• Lungs
• Me & The Eagle
• Mustang Wine
• My Uncle
• Nashville Cats
• Nebraska
• No Deal
• Open Your Window
• Racing in The Street
• Rex's Blues
• Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
• Shake, Rattle & Roll
• She's About a Mover
• Sin City
• Sincerely
• Six Days on The Road
• Slippin' Away
• Sorry Dwayne
• Sorry Sue
• State Trooper
• Summer Wages
• Sweet Virginia
• Take It or Leave It
• The Crush
• The Truth
• The Window Song
• What'll You Do About Me
• What's Your Name
• Wheels
• When Will Will Be Married?
• When You Fall in Love
• While You Sleep
• White Freight Liner Blues
• Windfall
• You Tear Me Up