Prison Song - Blog Posts

bakarghan

7 years ago

Black Betty, pretty name for the whip used to punish the prisonners.

Black Betty

Recorded from a Texas prison in 1933.

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bakarghan

7 years ago

"Jody" (Prison work song)

Performed by Benny Richardson & fellow inmates Recorded at Ellis Unit Prison, Huntsville, Texas, March 24, 1966 "Jody" Lyrics: I've been working all day long...