Charlie Rich I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water Lyrics

I was born (*) in Macon, Georgia
They kept my Daddy in the Macon jail
He said, Son, if you keep your hands clean, uh huh
You wont hear those bloodhounds on your trail

Verse 2
I fell in with bad companions
I robbed a man up in Tennessee
And I got caught way up in Nashville, uh huh now
And they locked me up and threw away the key

CHORUS
I washed my hands in muddy water
I washed my hands, but they didnt come clean
I tried to do like my daddy told me, now
I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream

Verse 3 I asked the jailer, said Whens my time up?
He said Son, you know we wont forget
And if you try and just keep your hands clean, uh huh
Why we may just make a good man of you yet

Verse 4
But I didnt wait to get my time in
I broke down, broke out the Nashville jail
I just crossed Atlanta, Georgia, oh now
And I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail

I washed my hands in muddy water
I washed my hands, but they didnt come clean
I tried to do like my daddy told me, now
I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream

Who wrote I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water lyrics?

I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water is written by joe T. Babcock.

When was I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water released?

I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water is first released on January 28, 1997 as part of Charlie Rich's album "The Essential Charlie Rich" which includes 36 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.

Which genre is I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water?

I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water falls under the genre Country.

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