1. Has anyone ever noticed the contradiction/irony/paradox/inconsistency here? The singer claims to be in Folsom State Prison in California as a result of having committed a murder in Nevada (or maybe Texas). I know it is common, with today's overcrowded prisons, for states to rent space in other states' prisons, but was this ever done at the time this song was written? Or is this just a mistake?

2. Does this song belong in DigiTrad? I don't sing it myself but I agree it's a great song, and I can imagine some folkie wanting to learn it. I ask because I have some similar songs in mind (e.g. songs by Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller, Sons of the Pioneers, Johnny Cash) which some might object to on the grounds that "it's not folk music." To put it another way, if I posted the words to these songs, would anyone object? Does it make any difference if the words are available at someone else's site?