In the Jailhouse Now Lyrics

I had a friend named Bill Campbell
He used to rob, steal and gamble
And on the side he'd beg
So he mopped upWell, I told ol' Billy shouldn't do it
And ol' Bill said that he knew it
So he started beggin' with a bucket
Instead of a cupHe's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
Now ol' Bill fluffed his dove
When he wrote a tuxedo to the country club
He's in the jailhouse nowNow Bill had a gal named Sadie
And she said have you seen Billy lately
No I don't believe that he's aboutBut ol' Sadie went down to the jail
It was just to pay his bail
Then she whispered
Sheriff please don't let him outHe's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
It was while ol' Bill's away

Sadie's with the sheriff everyday
He's in the jailhouse nowOh, you remember the last election, yeah
The prohibitionists was in action
Tryin' to elect themselves a presidentAnd Bill Campbell and John Austin
They rode from New Orleans to Boston
[Incomprehensible] bottle in every settlementThey're in the jailhouse now
They're in the jailhouse now
Lord they caught them down by the railroad track
Stealin' a train to haul it back
They're in the jailhouse now
Songwriters
RODGERS, JIMMIEPublished by
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing