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Song of the Day

Paul Cauthen - Ain't No Crime

Song of the Day

Minnesota Public Radio

Music Commentary, Music

4.5605 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Song of the Day is “Ain't No Crime” by Paul Cauthen.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Laying on the tracks as the train whistle hines,

0:05.0

it ain't no crying. Laying on the tracks as the train whistleines,

0:27.2

it ain't no crying, it ain't no cry.

0:33.6

Cranking up whiskey to run to Mississippi dry.

0:40.3

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime It ain't no crime My thoughts are all about you

0:45.4

And they're filling of my mind

0:48.3

If your love was a prison

0:51.8

I'd gladly do the time

0:54.9

you throw me down

0:57.5

in the hole

0:59.1

lock me up alive

1:01.7

it ain't no crime

1:05.0

it ain't no crime

1:08.5

yeah

1:10.5

yeah It ain't no prime. Yeah.

1:28.0

You need me and the stars make their own moonshine,

1:31.3

it ain't no crime,

1:34.6

it ain't no crime When trees sing a long star lullaby

1:41.1

It ain't no crime It ain't no crime

1:44.5

It ain't no crime

1:47.7

My thoughts are all about you

1:52.8

And definitely

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