I been a bad, bad boy, didn't treat nobody right I been a bad, bad boy, didn't treat nobody right They want to give me 35 years, some want to turn out my light Judge, please don't kill me, I won't be bad no more Judge, please don't kill me, I won't be bad no more And I will listen to anybody, somethin' I ain't never done before I'm sittin' here in prison, with my black cap on Lord, sittin' here in prison, with my black cap on I want to speak to all you bad fellas, that you are in the wrong Well, I'm so sorry, it's the day that I were born Well, I'm so sorry, it's the day that I were born But God remember, then, even when I'm gone When they get you in jail with your back turned to the wall When they get you in jail, your back turned to the wall I ain't gonna sing no more, baby, that is all