Ballads & Songs of Southern Michigan-songbook

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	358 Ballads and Songs of Michigan 148 A LAUNDRY SONG Obtained by Mrs. Lillian Ammerman, Detroit, from a boy of fifteen in tl Detention Home, Detroit He did not know where he had learned the son,


	i I used to work in the kitchen And wash the pans and crocks; But now I work in the laundry And wash the stinking socks. 2 They brought me here when I was young And loved my life so well. They brought me to this jail house And stuck me in a cell. 3 My father was an honest man, My ma was honest, too; To bring such sorrow to them both Was the worst that I could do. 4 I went to school well every day, Sunday—to Sunday school; And yet, in spite of all of this, I acted like a fool. 5 The way I started to go wrong, I ran away from home; Most fellows that you meet are dumb When you are all alone. 6 I met a gang of seven men Who said, "Now come with me,