On a long lonesome journey I am goin'
Oh my sweet little darlin' don't cry
For in shackles and chains they will take me
To a prison to live till I die
And each night through the bars I will gaze at the stars
My dreams dear of you so in vain
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
While I'm sleepin' in shackles and chains
Put your arms through these bars once more darlin'
Let me kiss those sweet lips I love best
In sorrow they were my consolation
And in sadness my heaven of rest
And at night through the bars I will gaze at the stars
My dreams dear of you so in vain
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
While I'm sleepin' in shackles and chains