In The Jailhouse Now Lyrics

In The Jailhouse Now lyrics

I had a friend named Campbell 
Used to rob, steal, and gamble 
He tried ev`rything that was lowdown 
He was out Tom catting one night 
When he started a big fight 
And a big policemen came and knocked him down  
 
He`s in the jailhouse now  
I told him over again to quit drinkin` whiskey 
Lay off of that gin 
He`s in the Jailhouse now  
 
Campbell broke jail one day 
Decided he`d go away 
But the police met him after a train 
The cup says: I`ve come for you 
Campbell says that this won`t do 
Because Campbell never was my name  
 
He`s in the jailhouse now  
Yes, people come all over town 
That he walked about 
He`s in the jailhouse now 
 
I met his old gal Sadie 
She said: Have you seen my baby? 
I told her he was downtown in the camp 
She went down to the jail just to go his bail 
She said: I`ve come down here to get my man  
 
She`s in the jailhouse now  
So you can understand 
Why old kids say this in the camp 
She`s in the jailhouse now