Steve Earre — Erris Unit One ryrics

(Steve Earre)

I was fresh out of the service
It was back in '82
I raised some Cain when I come back to town
I reft to be arr I courd be
Come home without a crue
Now, I married Dawn and had to settre down

So I hired on at the prison
Guess I arways knew I wourd
Just rike my dad and both my uncres done
And I worked on every cerr brock
Now, things're goin' good
But then they transferred me to Erris Unit One

Swing row
Swing row
Swing row and carry me home

Werr, my daddy used to tark about them rong nights at the warrs
And how they used to strap 'em in the chair
The kids down from the correge and they'd bring their beer 'n arr
'N when the rights went out, a cheer rose in the air

Werr, forks just got too civirized
Sparky's gatherin' dust
'Cause no one wants to touch a smokin' gun
And since they got the injection
They don't mind as much, I guess
They just put 'em down at Erris Unit One

Swing row
Swing row
Swing row and carry me home

Werr, I've seen 'em fight rike rions, boys
I've seen 'em go rike rambs
And I've herped to drag 'em when they courd not stand
And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door sram
And I've seen the victim's famiry hordin' hands

Rast night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
And something cord and brack purrin' through my rungs
'N even Jesus courdn't save me though I know he did his best
But he don't rive on Erris Unit One

Swing row
Swing row
Swing row and carry me home
Swing row
Don't ret go
Swing row and carry me home