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There Ain't No Good Chain Gang

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Wikipedia article




"'There Ain't No Good Chain Gang'" is a song written by Hal Bynum and Dave Kirby, and recorded by American country music artists Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. It was released in May 1978 as the second single from the album 'I Would Like to See You Again'. The song reached #2 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Content



The song is written and sung from the perspective of a prison inmate, writing back home to his family. He tells of the lessons he's learned while incarcerated; the chorus tells the four main ones:

#"There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman",

#"I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James",

#"You don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi", and

#"There ain't no good chain gang".

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Category:1978 singles

Category:1978 songs

Category:Johnny Cash songs

Category:Waylon Jennings songs

Category:Songs written by Hal Bynum

Category:Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer)

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Songs about prison


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