In the Jailhouse Now

I had a friend named Bill Campbell He used to rob, steal and gamble And on the side he'd beg, so he mopped up I told him he shouldn't do it And Campbell told me he knew it So he started beggin' with a bucket instead of a cup He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) Well, Campbell fluffed his dove when he wore a tuxedo to the country club He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) Yodel, boy All yours I met his old gal Sadie She said, "Have you seen Billy lately?" I said, "I don't believe that he's about" She went down to the jail She went down to take him his mail Then she whispered, "Sheriff, please don't let him out" He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) While Campbell's put away, Sadie's with the sheriff everyday He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) All yours Well, I remember the last election The prohibitionists were in action They's tryin' to elect themselves a president Bill Campbell and John Austin Walked from New Orleans to Boston And they've got a bottle in every settlement They're in the jailhouse now (they're in the jailhouse now) They're in the jailhouse now (they're in the jailhouse now) They were down at the railroad track, stealin' a train to haul it back They're in the jailhouse now (they're in the jailhouse now) It's alright