I Made The Prison Band - Merle Haggard, The Strangers

Deep inside this lonely prison where the pleasures are so few

Where the walls are strong and the days are long and there’s nothing new

I learned to play the guitar and i’m a doing the best i can

I guess i could be worse because i made the prison band

I made the prison band

Now there’s ole bashful bill on the doghouse bass willie on the steel guitar

He hails from ponkatilla where they drive a pretty mean bar

And back on the drum there’s two time tom our mshot temple man

The boys call me their singing mc since i made the prison band

I made the prison band

I’ve been planning a break since christmas i had the details all worked out

But now i know that i ain’t gonna go and there’s no doubt

I had my try-out sunday and the outcome changed my plan

I got to rehearse for the friday night show cause i made the prison band

I made the prison band

Now there’s ole bashful bill on the doghouse bass willie on the steel guitar

He hails from ponkatilla where they drive a pretty mean bar

And back on the drum there’s two time tom our mshot temple man

The boys call me their singing mc since i made the prison band

I made the prison band

I made the prison band…