Add to ORKGVoiceColl. by Max Hunter Dubbed by M.C. Parler Mrs. Cobain Elkton, Mo. September 6, 1959 Reel 351, Item 12 Ninety-Nine Years The courtroom was crowded The jugde waited there Mother was crying when I left my chair The sentence was short folks It cut like a knife For ninety-nine years, folks Is almost for life They said I was a criminal And in my despair They sent me to Nashville And shavd off my hair So come hear my story I'll tell you my fate I'm serving in Nashville For another man's sake I dreamed of that whistle I heard the bell ring My sweetheart was coming Some good news to bring I knew that she loved me And what she'd be true She said she would save me For I'm guiltless as you She went for a pardon Or a parole I know she'll come back ...