Lyrics

[Verse 1] (Yeah) I was born in Macon, Georgia They kept my daddy over in the 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, yeah They locked me up and threw away the key [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] Well, I asked the judge, "Now, when's my time up?" He said, "Son, oh, you know we won't forget 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 Yeah, well, I can hear them bloodhounds on my trail [Chorus] What'd you do, son? 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 I 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 like my daddy told me, oh, yeah But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream, yeah! I washed my hands in 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 a muddy stream [Instrumental break] Yo! Yeah! I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean Well, tried to do like my daddy told me, oh, yeah But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream Yeah, washed my hands in muddy water Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean Well, I tried to do, tried to do like my daddy told me, oh, yeah But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream, yeah I washed my hands in muddy water Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma I tried to do like my daddy told me, yeah, mom But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream Oh! I washed my hands in muddy water Washed my hands, oh, didn't come clean Well, I tried to do like my daddy told me, yeah, boy But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream Yeah, I washed my hands in muddy water Washed my hands, oh, but they didn't come clean…