Cat. #0787 (MFH #716) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on June 25, 1969
VERSE 1
Washed my hands in muddy water
Well, I washed my hands but they didn't come clean
I tried to do like Daddy told me
But I must'a washed my hands in a muddy stream
VERSE 2
I was borned in Macon, Georgie
Kept my Daddy in th Macon jail
He said, Son, if ya keep your hands clean
You won't hear no bloodhounds on your trail
VERSE 3
So I washed my hands in muddy water
Well, I washed my hands but they didn't come clean
I tried to do like Daddy told me
But I must'a washed my hands in a muddy stream
VERSE 4
I fell in bad companions
Killed a man in Tennessee
Th sherrif he caught me, way down in Nashville
Locked me up an' threw away th key
VERSE 5
So I washed my hands in muddy water
Well, I washed my hands but they didn't come clean
I tried to do like Daddy told me
But I must'a washed my hands in a muddy stream