In The Jailhouse Now #1 Lyrics - 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 

I found out last Monday 

They locked him up on Sunday 

They've got him in the jailhouse way down town 

He's in the jailhouse now 

The jailhouse now 

Hey, you know 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 

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