[Verse 1]
Say, have you missed your green-eyed son?
He shot a man down with a sawed-off gun
They found him down behind your train
And they cuffed his hands with a big iron chain

[Chorus 1]
Orleans Parish Prison, won't you free my green-eyed son
I heard him say as they led him away
He's sorry for what he's done
Orleans Parish Prison, free my green-eyed son

[Verse 2]
Say, have you missed your dark-haired girl?
She was selling her love to a hungry world
They got her clothes and the money she took
And they wrote her name in a prison book

[Chorus 2]
Orleans Parish Prison, won't you free my dark-haired girl
She's scared and cold, and you got the gold
That she took from a whoring world
Orleans Parish Prison, free my dark-haired girl

[Verse 3]
Say, have you missed your brother man?
He took some money with a gun in his hand
His kids are hungry and his wife ain't well
Now daddy's locked up in a prison cell
[Chorus 3]
Orleans Parish Prison, won't you free my brother man
I know it's sad, but he's not bad
He's doing the best he can
Orleans Parish Prison, free my brother man

[Outro]
Orleans Parish Prison, I need my green-eyed son
I miss my dark-haired girl, I love my brother man
Orleans Parish Prison, won't you free them if you can