Correction Paroles Blues in More Than 12 Bars par Ralph McTell

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Billy ran away from home when he was 17 years of age
Folks swore that he'd land in trouble just as near as they could gauge
'Cause he was a reckless kid, and everything he did
Was talked about and noticed by the folks that lived around him
They swore that Billy was much too wild
Ma said, "No, he's just a child
There ain't nothing wrong with Billy
That life won't tame."

Then Billy hit the new town with a few coins in his pocket
Thought about his past, but he pretty soon forgot it
And he walked into a bar, some fella bought him a drink
And he commenced the drinking until he could hardly think
Some guy said "Kid, you've had enough
It takes a man to drink that stuff!"
And Billy swung around and he laid one on him

Now the next day in the courthouse, poor Billy felt so ashamed
He hung his head down low when the judge called out his name
For fighting in a bar, which was a public place
He gave Billy a three month sentence, and poor Billy hid his face
The judge said "Lock that boy away, give him three months to repay
His debt to society for lack of sobriety."

Billy then wrote a letter saying, "Mama get me out of here!
Time rolls by so slow, each day seems like a year."
But his mama never got the letter, 'cause his daddy he read it first
And he figured that Billy should serve his time, and that would be the best
Now Billy served his time, learning a life of crime
And thinking even his mama had let him down

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