Mark Erelli - Ellis unit 1

^CI was fresh out of the service It was ^Fback in ‘82 And I ^Craised some Cain when I ^Gcame back to ^Ftown I ^Cmeant to be all I could be Come ^Fhome without a clue ^CMarried Dawn and ^Ghad to settle ^Cdown So I ^Chired on at the prison Guess I ^Falways knew I would Just ^Clike my dad and ^Gboth my uncles ^Fdone ^CWorked on every cell block Now, ^Fthings're going good Then they ^Ctransferred me to ^GEllis Unit ^COne

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome

My ^Cdaddy used to talk about them ^Flong nights at the walls And ^Chow they used to ^Gstrap 'em in the ^Fchair The ^Ckids down from the college and they'd ^Fbring their beer ‘n all When the ^Clights went out, a ^Gcheer rose in the ^Fair I guess ^Cfolks just got too civilized Old ^FSparky's gathering dust ^CNo one wants to ^Gtouch a smoking ^Fgun ^CThey got that injection now They don't ^Fmind as much, I guess ^CPut ‘em down on ^GEllis Unit ^COne

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome

Well, I've ^Cseen 'em fight like lions, boys I've ^Fseen 'em go like lambs And I've ^Chelped to drag 'em ^Gwhen they could not ^Fstand And I've ^Cheard their mamas crying when they ^Fheard that big door slam ^CI've seen the victim's ^Gfamily's holding ^Chands Last ^Cnight I dreamed that I woke up with ^Fstraps across my chest And ^Csomething cold and black ^Gpulling through my ^Flungs Even ^CJesus couldn't save me though I ^Fknow he did his best But ^Che don't live on ^GEllis Unit ^COne

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome