In the Jailhouse Now

(Jimmie Rodgers)



Well, I had a friend named Gambling Bob

He used to steal, gamble and rob

He thought was the smartest guy in town

But I found out last Monday

That Bob got locked up Sunday

They got him in the jailhouse way down town.



He's in the jailhouse now

He's in the jailhouse now

I told him once or twice to quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice

He's in the jailhouse now.



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Well, I went out last Tuesday met a girl named Susie

I told her I was the swellest man around

We started to spend my money and she started to call me honey

We took in every cabarete in town.



We're in the jailhouse now

We're in the jailhouse now

I've told the judge right to his face we didn't like to see this place

We're in the jailhouse now...