In the Jailhouse Now #1 - Steve Forbert

I had a friend called Ramblin' Bob

He used to steal and gamble and rob

He thought he was the smartest man around

But I found out last Monday

They locked him up on Sunday

They’ve got him in the jailhouse way downtown

He’s in the jailhouse now

The jailhouse now

I warned him once or twice

Quit playin' cards and shootin' the dice

He’s in the jailhouse now

Well, he played that game called poker

Pinochle, whist and euchre

But shooting dice, lord, it was his greatest game

So now he’s down in jail

Nobody to go his bail

The judge done said that he refused a fine

He’s in the jailhouse now

The jailhouse now

I warned him once or twice

You better quit playin' the cards and

Shootin' the dice

He’s in the jailhouse now

(YODEL)

Well, I went out last Tuesday

I met a gal named Susie

Told her I was the swellest man around

We started spendin' my money

She started callin' me honey

We took in every cabaret in town

We’re in the jailhouse now

In the jailhouse now

You know I told that judge right to his face

I couldn’t stand to see his place

We’re in the jailhouse now

(YODEL OUT)

Jimmie Rodgers

Peer Southern Music