In The Jailhouse Now Lyrics - Guy Clark

I had a friend named Bill Campbell 

He used to rob, steal and gamble 

And on the side he'd beg 

So he mopped up 

Well, 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 cup 

He'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 now 

Now Bill had a gal named Sadie 

And she said have you seen Billy lately 

No I don't believe that he's about 

But ol' Sadie went down to the jail 

It was just to pay his bail 

Then she whispered 

Sheriff please don't let him out 

He'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 now 

Oh, you remember the last election, yeah 

The prohibitionists was in action 

Tryin' to elect themselves a president 

And Bill Campbell and John Austin 

They rode from New Orleans to Boston 

[Incomprehensible] bottle in every settlement 

They'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