Bet it ain't rainin' back home Bet your sister's still on the phone Bet Momma's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken Wishing that I hadn't done wrong Yeah, Momma, don't you worry about it none though Everything's gonna be all right, Momma They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, Momma Things like There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gang Papa's readin' yesterday's mail Wishin' that the hay was all baled I bet he's a-wishin', we could go fishin' And here I am a-laying in jail Well, Papa, don't you worry about it none now Everything's gonna be all right, Papa They're teaching us a lesson a day We're learning pretty well, too We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already Things like There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gang There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gang There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writin' hot cheques, down in Mississippi And there ain't no good chain gang