In The Jailhouse Now
(Johnny Cash)

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
I told him he shouldn't do it
Campbell told me he knew it
So he started begging with a bucket instead of a cup

He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
Well Campbell (...)
When he wore a (...) to the country club
He's in the jailhouse now

I met his old girl Sadie
She said "Have you seen Bill lately?"
I said "I don't believe that he's about"
She went down to the jail
She went to take him his mail
Then she whispered: "Sheriff, please don't let him out"

He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
While Campbell's put away
Sadie's with the sheriff every day
He's in the jailhouse now

Well I remember the last election
The prohibitionists were in action
Trying to elect themselves a president
Bill Campbell and John Osten
Walked from New Orleans to Boston
And they got a bottle in every settlement

They're in the jailhouse now
They're in the jailhouse now
They were down at the railroad track
Stealing a train to haul it back
They're in the jailhouse now