I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

Joe Babcock

I was born in Macon Georgia
They kept my daddy over in Macon jail
He told me if you keep your hands clean
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

I washed my hands in muddy water
Washed my hands, but they didn't come clean
Tried to do like my daddy told me
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
If you try just to keep your hands clean
We might just make a good man of you yet

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

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

Trivia about the song I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water by Elvis Presley

On which albums was the song “I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water” released by Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley released the song on the albums “I'm 10,000 Years Old - Elvis Country” in 1971, “Walk a Mile In My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters” in 1995, and “That's The Way It Is (Special Edition)” in 2000.
Who composed the song “I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water” by Elvis Presley?
The song “I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water” by Elvis Presley was composed by Joe Babcock.

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