[00:00.00]Pardon Denied Again - Robert Pete Williams
[00:04.53]Lord I got myself on pardon board
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[00:13.72]You know I got denied again
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[00:18.90]Been on the board three times
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[00:27.45]Each time I was denied
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[00:34.79]But I hope in the good lord
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[00:43.12]Lord have mercy on me
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[00:48.88]They tellin' me the governor was on the board
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[00:59.25]All around the board looking at them peter's case
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[01:07.26]Lord they must have passed mine around and
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[01:12.88]Because they denied me again
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[01:25.53]Lord have mercy on me
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[01:29.82]Lord have mercy on me
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[01:37.22]I've been tryin' I've been tryin'
[01:40.99]Lord every day of my life
[01:44.13]Please lord have mercy on me
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[01:49.90]Says I worried then I worried
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[01:55.12]They would give me some kind of chance
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[02:04.16]Please please lord give 'em hearts
[02:07.41]The people round and pardon board
[02:11.66]And lord let 'em feel my sorry too
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[02:21.03]Lord have mercy on me
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[02:43.13]I fell down on my knee
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[02:48.61]I prayed I prayed both night and day
[02:53.07]Hoping people help me lord
[02:56.55]Oh lord have mercy on my dying soul
[03:00.29]Oh lord oh lord
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[03:06.37]Well I know my cases ain't too bad lord
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[03:15.31]I just can't see just can't see
[03:19.28]Why they did me this way
[03:23.01]Lord have mercy on my dying soul
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[03:28.62]I got a big family on my hands
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[03:36.31]They's out there in that free world
[03:40.27]Waiting on me to reappear
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[03:43.53]Oh lord they want me to return
[03:47.26]Again back to my home
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[03:52.79]Oh lord have mercy on me
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[03:56.88]I got a man told me that he would write
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[04:07.06]Now a letter to the governor for me
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[04:12.86]And I hope he would help me lord
[04:16.38]Praying to the lord he hear my prayer
[04:19.42]I wish that governor would take sides with me
[04:21.80]Oh lord have mercy on me
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[04:28.08]This all I got to say
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[04:31.15]To you today
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[04:34.22]Please help me lord
[04:35.87]In the name of god