I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water Lyrics - Steve Winwood

I was born in macon, georgia, met my dad in a macon jail 

He said, "son, if you keep your hands clean 

You won't have them bloodhounds on your trail" 

I fell in with bad companions, robbed a man in tennessee 

Sheriff caught me way up in nashville 

And they locked me up and they threw away the key 

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I washed my hands in muddy water 

I washed my hands but they didn't come clean 

Tried to do what my daddy told me 

But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream 

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I asked the jailer when my time's up, he said, "son, we won't forget 

If you try to keep your hands clean 

We may make a good man of you yet." 

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I couldn't wait to do my sentence, I broke out of the nashville jail 

I just crossed the line of georgia 

And I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail 

Refrain (2 times)