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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Kinks
Performer
Dave Davies
Guitar
Mick Avory
Drums
Vicki Brown
Background Vocals
John Dalton
Bass
John Gosling
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Davies
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Davies
Producer
Mike Bobak
Recording Engineer
Roger Quested
Recording Engineer
Martin Levan
Recording Engineer
Barry Hammond
Recording Engineer
Gregg Jackman
Recording Engineer
Mike Butcher
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
They took my baby to Holloway jail
They took my baby, down Holloway jail
She was a lady when she went in
Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell
She was just succeeding in the city
She was just beginning to excel
And then a spiv named Frankie Simes
Led her to a life of crime
And led her on the downward trail
Frankie came home late from work one evening
The C.I.D. were hot on his trail
Frankie promised everything
And then he went and turned her in
She went and took the rap for him
Now she's impaled in Holloway jail
They took my baby, down Holloway jail
They took my baby to Holloway jail
There ain't no pity, there ain't no bail
And she assures me that it's living hell
She was young and ever so pretty
Now she looks so old and pale
She never sees the day
She wastes her life away
Sitting in that prison cell
They took my baby to Holloway jail
They locked my baby in Holloway jail
She was a lady when she went in
Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell
She's impaled in Holloway jail
Written by: Ray Davies