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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cactus
Cactus
Performer
Tim Bogert
Tim Bogert
Bass Guitar
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice
Drums
Jim McCarty
Jim McCarty
Guitar
Rusty Day
Rusty Day
Vocals
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Mose Allison
Mose Allison
Songwriter
Cactus
Cactus
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, I'm sittin' over here on a Parchman Farm
Sittin' over here on a Parchman Farm
Sittin' over here on a Parchman Farm
Well, all I ever did was shoot my arm
[Verse 2]
I'll be down there for the rest of my life
Be down there for the rest of my life, yeah
Be down there for the rest of my life
All I ever did was pull my knife out
[Verse 3]
Oh
[Verse 4]
They put me down here with a ball and chain
They put me down here with a ball and chain
They put me down here with a ball and chain
Oh, Lord,  they're 'bout to drive my mind insane
[Verse 5]
Ah, bust them rocks, babe
[Verse 6]
At Parchman farm
I do no harm
I just shot my arm
At Parchman farm
Well, I'll be down here
For the rest of my life
All I did there, oh, was pull the knife out, oh
At Parchman Farm, at Parchman Farm
At Parchman Farm, at Parchman Farm, oh, yeah
Whoa, be there for the rest of my life
[Verse 7]
Lord, I hope not
Written by: Mose Allison

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