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
