In the Jailhouse Now

Well, I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob

Who used to steal, gamble and rob

Thought he was the smartest guy around

Yeah, but I found out last Monday

That Bob got locked up Sunday

They've got him in the jailhouse way downtown

He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now

I told him once or twice

To quit playing cards and shooting dice

He's in the jailhouse now

He played a game called poker

Gambled with Atlanta yokels

But shooting dice was his greatest game

But now he's in the Harstville jail

Nobody to go his bail

The judge done said that he refused the fine

He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now

I told him once or twice

To quit playing cards and shooting dice

He's in the jailhouse now

Ah-dee-oh-lay-ee-ee-ee, ah-dee-oh-lay-ee-ee-ee

Ah-dee-oh-lay-ee-ee-dee-del-ee-dee, oh-lay-ee

I went out last Tuesday, had a swinging gal named Susie

I told her I was the swellest guy around

But she started spending my money

Then she started calling me Honey

We took in every cabaret in town

We're in the jailhouse now, we're in the jailhouse now

I told the judge right to his face

We didn't like to see this place

We're in the jailhouse now

We're in the jailhouse now

I told him once or twice

To quit playing cards and shooting dice

We’re in the jailhouse now