In the Jailhouse
by Johnny Cash
From the album: The Sound of Johnny Cash
Track 3 of 12 on The Sound of Johnny Cash (1962).
Duration: 2:21
Lyrics for In the Jailhouse
He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice to quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse now Well I had a friend named Rambling 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 He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice to quit playin' cards and a 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 in town 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 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