I'm on my way to the jailhouse, baby, and I sure don't care
I'm on my way to the jailhouse, baby, and I sure don't care
And I may get lifetime and I may get the 'lectric chair
'Cause I've got to go to jail innocent, and I've got to serve my time
I've got to go to jail innocent, and I've got to serve my time
'Cause that old judge is so cruel, Lord, he won't give me no fine
Lord, I laid in jail, pretty mama, six long months and days
Lord, I laid in jail, baby, six long months and days
And I didn't have nobody to come down and go my bail
SOLO
Lord, they tell me this old jailhouse is a, that's a low-down lonesome place
Lord, this old jailhouse is a low-down lonesome place
Every morning when you rise, pick and shovel right before your face
I said, "Captain, Captain, please don't be so mean.
Captain, Captain, Captain, please don't be so mean.
You know, a pick and a shovel sure don't run by steam."
OUTRO