Penitentiary Holler ft. Chet & Chet Roden Lyrics

There's a place in Alabam, 20 miles from any town

A hollow deep, where the sun can't reach the ground

The hollow walls are steep, and the mountain air is sweet

The beauty of that place says, "Come on in"

But through a maze of dead-end trails that hollow becomes your jail

It leaves a man confused not knowing which way to go

Penitentiary holler, smell the moonshine alcohol

Penitentiary holler, where even good men fall

Penitentiary holler, that curse is in us all

It's a place I know too well, made my life a living hell

And you can bet your bottom dollar you'll never escape Penitentiary Holler

There's an evil in that place, etching lines upon the face

Of everyone who's drunk enough to walk those trails

In their drunk and hollow eyes, you can see their ruined lives

As the object of their love has locked them in

Penitentiary holler, smell the moonshine alcohol

Penitentiary holler, where even good men fall

Penitentiary holler, that curse is in us all

It's a place I know too well, made my life a living hell

And you can bet your bottom dollar you'll never escape Penitentiary Holler

Now that evil beckons me to the penitentiary

Every night I hear it calling out my name

Come on to Penitentiary holler, drink your moonshine alcohol

Penitentiary holler, where even good men fall

Penitentiary holler, that curse is in us all

It's a place I know too well, made my life a living hell

And you can bet your bottom dollar

You'll never escape . . . if you go into Penitentiary Holler