The Sons of the Pioneers - 11 More Months and 10 More Days

Recorded in 1934 for Standard Transcriptions, this song was written by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall. Featuring Bob Nolan on lead vocals, with Roy Rogers, Tim Spencer, and Hugh Farr.

Excellent recording made during a time when the Pioneers were still developing their sound and recording songs of many themes and styles.

I'm in the hoosegow 20 days,
just 20 days ago
I met a judge, a kind old judge,
who was feeling fine and so
He gave just a year in jail,
a sociable sort of gink
All on account of a gallon of corn,
that I thought I could drink

(Chorus)
Woah! 11 more months and 10 more days
I'll be out of the calaboose
11 more months and 10 more days
They're gonna turn me loose

A kind old lady called on me,
she was too good to live
She asked me all about myself,
my pedigree to give
I said "poor man, what brought you here?"
as tears began to drop
I said "the Black Maria
and great big Irish cop."

(Chorus)

The other day, the warden said
We’d like to bring you cheer
And give you lots of different sports
While you are stopping here
Now just what athletics do you think that you would you like?
I said - "If it’s all the same to you
I’d like to go and take a hike"

(Chorus)

A visitor passing by my cell
just the other day
I called him from my window
and I said "Now stranger say,
can you tell me what time it is"
he looked me in the face said "What do you care what time it is,
you ain't goin' anyplace?"

(Chorus)

A bird in another cell asked me
"How long ya in here for?"
I told him I'd be here 11 months and 10 days more
"I'm here until tomorrow", said he
I said you "son of a gun -
You're a lucky guy" he said "Am I?
Tomorrow I'm gonna be hung"

(Chorus)

Another guy with a 10 year stretch
got 3 years of his bit
For being a model prisoner
so I shook him by the mit
Their given a celebration
for that lucky son of a gun
because his fathers awfully proud to
have such a wonderful son.

(Chorus)