He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards
And shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
Well I had a friend
Named ramblin' Bob
Who used to steal
Gamble and rob
He thought he was
The smartest guy in town
But I found out
Last Monday
That Bob got
Locked up Sunday
They 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 playin' cards
And shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
Well I went out
Last Tuesday
Met a girl named Susie
I told her I was
The swellest man around
Well she started in
To spend my money
She started in to
Call me honey
We took in every
Honky-tonk in town
We're in the jailhouse now
We're in the jailhouse now
They told us once or twice
To quit playin' cards
And shootin' dice
We're in the jailhouse now