Would stay here, can't see no peace Every time I look, I see the chief police They run me, they run me all night long One with a club and the other one with a gun In my house, drinking al-cum-hol Up I looked, was Mr. Dix and Mr. Wall He said, "Hey boy, you need not to stall" "You ought to know I'm going to jail you all" I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town When he (driv) up, he questioned of a name He called me, but it wasn't my aim I tried to hide up under the bed I could hide everything now but my head Said, "Crawl out boy, you need not try to hide" "Get in this Blue Heaven and lets take a ride" I got in the Blue Heaven and it rode mighty good I'd have jumped out of there, man, if I could I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town When he got me to the city hall I begin to scream and I began to squall I got unruly when he got me in the jail Chief got his (trousers), he began to wail Wasn't but the one thing worried my mind I didn't know what was going to be my fine But after I found it was all in (kin) I jumped up and begin to grin I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town When the judge found me guilty of my crime I called Dr. Burnham and he paid my fine The jailer said, "Boy, now you can go" I couldn't hardly wait until he opened the door I begin to call up on the telephone Everybody I called, they wasn't at home I had a many friends to call But Dr. Burnham beat them all I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town