DADE COUNTY JAIL

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Song Title
DADE COUNTY JAIL
Writers
Neil
Publisher
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Bed, Building, Friendship, Jail, Prison, Sleep
Lyrics
You know Dade County Jail is nine stories tall,
I say Dade County Jail is nine stories tall,
Air conditioned from wall to wall,
Still they can’t find a bed for,
No, they can’t find a bed for Juvenile Hall.

Verse 1
Now the building was built for just fifty two,
To one hundred and twenty now my how they grew.
Governor Foss Bryant now what you gonna do
When you can’t find a bed for,
No, they can’t find a bed for Juvenile Hall.

Chorus:
I say Dade County Jail is nine stories tall,
Air conditioned from wall to wall,
They not even using three floors at all,
Still they can’t find a bed for
No they can’t find a bed for Juvenile Hall

Verse 2
Now I’ve seen your courthouse with its big shiny doors,
I’ve seen your church windows costing thousands or more,
But I’ve never seen children sleeping on floors,
Still they can’t find a bed for,
No, they can’t find a bed for Juvenile Hall.

Interlude after Verse 2
Hey there all you mothers,
You good city fathers aren’t even good brothers
When they can’t find a bed for,
No, they can’t find a bed for Juvenile Hall.

Verse 3
I’ve seen you taught your friendship in Bay Front Park
How can you speak of friendship when your children in the dark,
They got a park for the senior citizen’s ball,
They can’t find a bed for,
No, they, they can’t find a bed for Juvenile Hall. (Chorus)

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