Ninety Nine Years (99 Years)
Ninety Nine Years (99 Years)
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I've been in this prison twenty years or more
I shot my woman with a 44
I'll be right here till my dyin' day
I got 99 years and one dark day
Well the food is bad and the beds are hard
I spend all day breakin' rocks in the yard
Well there ain't no change gonna stay that way
I got 99 years and one dark day
Ain't no singer that can sing a song
Convince that warden that I ain't wrong
His mind's made up, gonna stay that way
I got 99 years and one dark day
I never learned to read, I never learned to write
My whole life's been one big fight
I never heard about the righteous way
I got 99 years and one dark day
I remember a time many years ago
I shot my woman with a 44
I'll be right here till my dyin' day
I got 99 years and one dark day
I got 99 years and one dark day
Demo Videos
Tim O'Brien - 99 Years (and One Dark Day)
Tom Nowak
99 Years Bluegrass Jam - Banjo Ben Cabin Camp Staff
Jake Stogdill Guitar
99 Years And One Dark Day | Billy Strings, Bryan Sutton, Jake Workman, Michael Daves & Oscar Caudell
Oscar Caudell
99 Years And One Dark Day - Hot Rize (6/24/79-Qb)
TheFestivalTapes
About This Song
Ninety Nine Years (99 Years) is a traditional prison song popularized by Johnny Cash and often heard at bluegrass jams. The mournful lyrics tell the story of a prisoner serving a life sentence, making it a classic example of the "hard time" songs common in country and bluegrass music.
