I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob
He used to steal gamble and rob
He thought he was the smartest guy around
But I found out last Monday
That Bob got locked up Sunday
They've got him in the jailhouse way downtown
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
Well, I told him once or twice
To stop playin' cards and a-shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
Yodel...
Bob liked to play his poker,
Pinoccle whist, and yoker
But shootin' dice was his favorite game
But he got throwed in jail
With nobody to go his bail
The judge done said that he refused the fine
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To stop playin' cards and a-shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
Yodel...
Well, I went out last Tuesday
I met a girl named Susie
I said I was the swellest guy around
Well, we started to spendin' my money
Then she started to callin' me honey
We took in every cabaret in town
We're in the jailhouse now
We're in the jailhouse now
Well, I told that judge right to his face
I don't like to see this place
We're in the jailhouse now
Yodel...
He used to steal gamble and rob
He thought he was the smartest guy around
But I found out last Monday
That Bob got locked up Sunday
They've got him in the jailhouse way downtown
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
Well, I told him once or twice
To stop playin' cards and a-shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
Yodel...
Bob liked to play his poker,
Pinoccle whist, and yoker
But shootin' dice was his favorite game
But he got throwed in jail
With nobody to go his bail
The judge done said that he refused the fine
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To stop playin' cards and a-shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
Yodel...
Well, I went out last Tuesday
I met a girl named Susie
I said I was the swellest guy around
Well, we started to spendin' my money
Then she started to callin' me honey
We took in every cabaret in town
We're in the jailhouse now
We're in the jailhouse now
Well, I told that judge right to his face
I don't like to see this place
We're in the jailhouse now
Yodel...