I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water

About I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water

"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" is a song recorded by Stonewall Jackson in 1965, whose version reached number eight on Hot Country Songs in 1965. Written by Cowboy Joe Babcock, it was also a hit by Johnny Rivers in 1966, reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Spencer Davis Group recorded the song for The Second Album. Elvis Presley recorded and released it on the album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) in 1971. Lonnie Mack released an instrumental (electric guitar) version in 1965.  more »

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2009

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I was born in Macon Georgia
Kept my daddy over in Macon jail
He told me if you keep your hands clean, yeah
You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail

Well I fell in with bad companions
Robbed a man, oh up in Tennessee
They caught me way up in Nashville
They locked me up and threw away the key

What'd you do, son?

I washed my hands in muddy water
Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
Tried to do what my daddy told me, yeah
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream

Well, I asked the judge, now when's my time up?
He said son, oh, you know we won't forget
Now, if you try just to keep your hands clean, yeah
We might just make a good man of you yet

Oh, I couldn't wait, well, to get my time up
I broke out, broke out of Nashville jail
I just crossed the state-line of Georgia
Well, well, I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail

What'd you do?

Washed my hands in muddy water
I washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
Tried to do, tried to do like my daddy told me
Yeah, but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream

Yeah, washed my hands in muddy water
I washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
Tried to do, tried to do like my daddy told me, oh yeah
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy, oh, oh

Yeah, washed my hands in muddy water
I washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
I tried to do, tried to do like my daddy told me
But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream

Yeah, I washed my hands in the muddy water
Wiped my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
I tried to do like my daddy told me, oh yeah
But I must have washed my hands in the muddy stream

Yeah, I washed my hands in the muddy water
Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
Well, I tried to do like my daddy told me, oh yeah
But I must have washed my hands in the muddy stream

Yeah, I washed my hands in the muddy water
Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean
Well, I tried to do, tried like my daddy told me, oh yeah
But I must have washed my hands in the muddy stream, yeah

Washed my hands in the muddy water
Washed my hands, oh, ma-ma-ma-ma, come clean, mu-mu-mu
I tried to do, tried like my daddy told me, yeah lord
But I must have washed my hands in the muddy stream, come on!

Washed my hands in the muddy water
Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't
Well, I tried to do like my daddy told me, oh yeah
But I must have washed my hands in the muddy stream, yeah...

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name Elvis. One of the most popular musicians of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". more »

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