[00:13.02]I was fresh out of the service
[00:16.17]It was back in '82
[00:19.86]I raised some Cain when I come back to town
[00:27.21]I left to be all I could be
[00:29.85]Come home without a clue
[00:32.16]Now, I married Dawn and had to settle down
[00:40.05]So I hired on at the prison
[00:43.35]Guess I always knew I would
[00:46.89]Just like my dad and both my uncles done
[00:53.67]And I worked on every cell block now
[00:57.60]'N things were goin' good
[01:00.57]But then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One
[01:11.82]Swing low
[01:15.12]Swing low
[01:15.69]Swing low and carry me home
[01:34.83]Well, my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls
[01:42.15]And how they used to strap 'em in the chair
[01:49.65]The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer 'n all
[01:53.91]'N when the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air
[02:02.85]Well, folks just got too civilized
[02:06.36]Sparky's gatherin' dust
[02:09.93]'Cause no one wants to touch a smokin' gun
[02:17.07]And since they got the injection
[02:19.86]They don't mind as much, I guess
[02:23.52]They just put 'em down at Ellis Unit One
[02:31.38]Swing low
[02:38.19]Swing low
[02:38.79]Swing low and carry me home
[02:42.54]Well, I've seen 'em fight like lions, boys
[03:05.34]I've seen 'em go like lambs
[03:08.52]And I've helped to drag 'em when they could not stand
[03:15.45]And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door slam
[03:22.50]And I've seen the victim's family holdin' hands
[03:26.28]Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
[03:36.87]And something cold and black pullin' through my lungs
[03:40.53]'N even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best
[03:50.91]But he don't live on Ellis Unit One
[03:58.35]Swing low
[04:05.13]Swing low
[04:05.73]Swing low and carry me home
[04:11.70]Swing low
[04:20.85]Don't let go
[04:21.09]Swing low and carry me home