Lyrics City Jail - Live at Österåker Prison, Sweden - October 1972 - Johnny Cash
City jail, city jail like an old scared dog, I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
Got to sleep on the floor once more at city jail
Well I was hanging 'round the bus station
Minding my own business, like I always do
When I saw this waitress in this bus station cafe
And I thought I'd check out the action, like I always do
I'd give her the bad eye and made a few choices personal comments
About what I thought mine and her possibilities could be for a team
When she called the badge on me
The badge grabbed me by the arm and he said
"What are you doing hanging around here for?"
And I said "For whatever's going around"
City jail, city jail like an old scared dog, I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
I got to sleep on the floor once more at city jail
He said "No, what I mean is what are you doing
Saying things like that to that lady?"
And I said "What's that lady's doing with purple hair?"
Well the badge said, "You're a smart Alec "
And I said, "No I am not, I'm just hungry"
And he said "You're acting like a smart Alec"
And I said, "No that's how I act when I get hungry"
City jail, city jail like an old scared dog, I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
I got to sleep on the floor once more at city jail
Well he put me outside in a dark corner
And before you could say hypocrite he hit me on the head
And I said, "Oh don't hit me on the head
I can't protect myself with the handcuffs on
Please don't hit me on the head"
Then he hit me again, he hit me again, he hit me again
And I said, "Oh oh oh oh oh please, don't stand on my feet when you hit me"
I break my ankles when I fall
City jail, city jail like an old scared dog, I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
I got to sleep on the floor once more at city jail
Well about that time they threw me in the wagon
And that waitress walked out with a sailor
I said, "Hey you, not you I'm talking to the purple people eater
Yes you lady, quote, you're the cause of it all, unquote"
Then she said to that sailor, said "Get me away from that horrible man, Harry"
City jail, city jail like an old scared dog, I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
I got to sleep on the floor once more at city jail
Well as they hauled me away I said, "Everybody, have a nice evening"
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