He's In The Jailhouse Now

歌詞

I had a friend named Campbell, he used to steal and gamble He made his living cheating all the while He played a game called euchre, pinochle and poker He thought he was the smartest dude in town But I just found up Monday, he got locked up Sunday They've got him in that jailhouse down in town They got Campbell in the jail, no one to go his bail The judge won't even accept him a fine He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now I told Campbell once or twice "Stop playing cards and shooting dice" Spoken: Yeah, they got 'I'm He's in the jailhouse now I remember 'way last Friday, I met a girl named Lani I thought she was the purtiest girl in town She called me "Sonny", and I begin to spend my money We went into a swell cafe and sit down I thought that I was in it, I was spendin' every minute Buyin' wine and whiskey by the quart But when I went to pay that man, I found that lady's hand In my pocket where my money was She's in the graveyard now, she's in the graveyard now I told the judge right to his face "That lady's hand was out of its place" Spoken: Yeah, they got her She's in the graveyard now