Knoxville Courthouse Blues
Hank Williams Jr.
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I'm sittin' in Knoxville courthouse Ain't got a thing to do I don't wanna go to the movies Couldn't if I wanted to 'Cause I'm on trial for lovin' you Now this all started in a honky tonk Just the other side of town A girl come in took a stool by me Ordered gin and drank it down She lit up a cigarette, sexily turned around Well she said my name is Janie And asked me what was mine I answered Hank as I walked to the jukebox Droppin' a dime Checked out her short dress, low neck line Well, we danced for five or ten minutes And I held her close to me Kissed her lips and squeezed her hips And judged about twenty three Whispered in my ears, I said, "Yes, siree" Now the scene is a little motel Out on the state highway there in room 12 A little love is about to take place And a state trooper breaks down the door Shines a flashlight in my face I said, "What the hell is this?" And another man and woman come in And the girl I'm with Starts cryin' and screamin' And she runs over to them Said, "Thank God you're here, he Tried to hurt me, mama" I said, "Now, you don't mean?" The cop says, "Son, the girl is seventeen So that's why I'm in Knoxville courthouse And the judge passed the sentence on me And it's ten long years for statutory Rape in the state penitentiary Lord, I can't believe this is happened to me So when next time you give a girl the eye She gives you that certain smile Just remember under that woman's breast May beat the heart of a child Don't you let yourself be the one to Help a mixed up kid go wild This story happened a lot, that's true But you better hope and pray It never happens to you
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