Intro
Verse 1
I Had A Friend Named Ramblin' Bob
Who Used Ta 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
Chorus
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 1
Ah De Oh De Lay-Ee, Yo-Teee
Ah De Oh De-Lay-Oh-De-Lo-Tee
Yo-De-Lay-E-Hee, Yo-De-Lay-E-Hee
Yo-De-Lay-Eee
Verse 2
Bob Liked To Play His Poker
Pee-Knuckle, Whist And Euchre
But Shootin’ Dice Was His Favorite Game
Well, He Got Throwed In Jail, With Nobody To Go His Bail
The Judge Done Said That He Refused A Fine
Chorus
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 2
Ah De Oh De Lay-Ee Eee, Heee
Ah De Oh De-Lay-Ee, Hee
Yo-De-Lay-E-Hee, Yo-De-Lay-E-Hee
Yo-De-Lay
Verse 3
Well, I Went Out Last Tuesday
I Met A Gal Named Susie
I Said I Was The Swellest Guy Around
Well, We Started To Spendin' My Money
And She Started To Callin' Me Honey
We Took In Every Cabaret In Town
Chorus 3
We're In The Jailhouse Now
We're In The Jailhouse Now
I Told That Judge Right To His Face
I Don’t Like To See This Place
We're In The Jailhouse Now
Yodel 3
Ah De Oh De Lay-Ee, Yo-Eee
Ah De Oh De-Lay-Ee, Yo-Tee
Yo-De-Lay-E-Hee, Yo-De-Lay-E-Hee
Yo-De-Lay-Eee