I wake up in the morning

The sun is yet to shine

I ride the bus to the stateline

And I punch in

We get to the worksite

The supervisor says

It’s gonna be a long one boys

Before we break

Now I’m workin’ for the Governor

And there ain’t no minimum wage

But here I get paid in cash

With no tax to pay

Workin’ in the hot sun

Labourin’ hard all day

With miles and miles of interstate

To lay

Funny when you look at it

This job in the penitentiary

Is the same as the one I did

When I was free

Now I’m workin’ for the Governor

And there ain’t no minimum wage

But here I get paid in cash

With no tax to pay

I wanna tell you a story

‘bout this new cellmate of mine

Billy Ray came down for life

For some heinous crimes

Billy Ray would run his mouth

And didn’t know when to quit

And under that burning sun

Said some things that bit

Well I laid in to Billy Ray

And the supervisor looked away

Said ‘Judge, that boy just upped

And ran away’

Well the warden fetched his dogs

And hollered to wake the camp

But if you’re lookin’ for Billy Ray

He’s under that ramp!

(on exit 209!)

Now I’m workin’ for the Governor

And there ain’t no minimum wage

But here I get paid in cash

With no tax to pay

I ain’t never had a hope of parole

Cos I did the worst a man could do

But you know I kinda like it here

Workin’ for you…

‘Cos here I get paid in cash

With no tax to pay

‘Cos here I get paid in cash

With no tax to pay

(I don’t pay no taxes)