"FOLSOM PRISON BLUES"

There Are People Who Do Things...And Then They Get Into Trouble...
The Law Then Takes Control And Charge Of The Situation...And Deals Out To These People..What Their Punishment Shall Be...
Sometimes They Get Thrown In Jail Or Prison....Other Times They Get Probation... Or A Suspeneded Sentence
Some People Learn... After Having To Spend Some Of Their Life In A Jail or Prison
And Unfortunately...Some People Dont Learn A Damned Thing
Or They Just Dont Give a Sh--
Thats Why Ive Come Up With
"Why The Prisons Were Built"
And Ive Come To Realize..The Jails And Prisons Were Built For Three Types Of People

Type Number One
1)Most Prisons Are Scary Looking When The Average Person Drives By
And It seems To Be The Deterrent For The People Who Come Under The Category Of "Number One"(They See These Scary Looking Prisons And Say..."Nope..No Way Am I Ever Going To End Up There!"
And They Stay Out Of Trouble All Of Their Lives
(I..Myself Am Proud To Say..I Come Under The Category Of "Number One")

"Type Number Two"
These People Didnt Get The Message When They Saw Those Scary Looking Prisons...So They Got Themselves Into Trouble..And Ended Up In The Exact Same Place They Looked At When They Were Free...
After Doing Their Time In The Prison..What Is It That Youll Hear Them Say When They Get Out?(The Same Thing The People In The Number One Category Said...Only Slightly Different Words)
"Nope...I Aint Getting Into Trouble Any More"
"I Aint Going Back There!"
And From That Day On?(They Are Model Citizens)

And Then Theres
"Type Number Three"
These People... I Would Have To Think...Didnt Get Their Fair Share Of Brains..When Brains Were Passed Out
Type Number Three People...Continue To Offend..They Dont Care... Theyll Do The Same Thing Over And Over When They Get Out..They Will Never Learn... To Them..These Prisons... Are Their Homes
The Prisons(If You Understand What Youve Just Read)Are
Like The "Fridgedaire" Commercial Would Say
"Fridgedaire Designed"..."With You In Mind"

And For The Number Three People?
The Jingle Goes
"These Prisons Were Designed"
"With Number Three In Mind"