[Verse 1]
Since sun-up this hammer ain't been out my grip
Ain't fussing or nothing can't afford to silp
Just biding my time on this long prison line
There comes a chance, the screw he turns away
I hit him so hard I know he'll never wake

[Refrain]
It's time to check out, well, it's too late to stop now

[Verse 2]
Then I'm up and I'm sweating and I'm running scared
I can't blow it now, I got to use some care
Get hold of my head, else I'm dead, boy, I'm dead
Woah, I'm over the fields and through the wood beyond
My only real chance is that I make the swamp
Start covering my way, afore them hounds start to bay

[Refrain]
It's time to check out, well, it's too late to stop now

[Bridge]
You know it's just too much for one little man, yeah

[Verse 3]
Been on the run for fourteen days or so
I left all them dogs behind long ago
Not even a howl, oh, is following me now
But them stone prison walls, they were the death of me
My only real chance, you know I had to be free from that gang
Away to some southern land
[Refrain]
It's time to check out, oh, well, it's too late to stop now, now, now

[Outro]
Well, it's too late to stop now
It's time to check out
Well, it's too late to stop now
It's time to check out, check out
Ooh, it's time to check out, check out
Ooh, it's time to check out, check out, check out
Ooh, it's time to check out, check out, check out
Ooh, it's time to check out, check out, check out