Lyrics He's in the Jail House Now - Memphis Jug Band
I
remember
last
election
(Yeah)
Jim
Jones
got
in
action
(Uh-huh)
Said
he's
voting
for
the
man
that
paid
the
biggest
price
Next
day
at
the
poll
He
voted
with
heart
and
soul
But
instead
of
voting
once,
he
voted
twice
(Uh-huh)
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
'Stead
of
him
staying
at
home
Letting
those
white
folks'
business
alone
(Where
he's
at
now?)
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
You
remember
Henry
Cruise?
(Oh,
yes)
That
sold
that
no-good
booze
He
sold
it
to
the
police
on
the
beat
Now
Henry's
feeling
funny
Police
give
him
marked
money
He's
got
a
ball
and
chain
'round
his
feet
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
The
judge
gave
him
two
years
And
Henry's
shedding
tears
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
(Play
that
thing!)
Son
was
walking
down
the
street
(Yeah?)
A
little
chick
he
chanced
to
meet
(Yeah?)
Went
to
every
cabaret
in
town
He
bought
lots
of
liquor
Troubles
got
so
thicker
Now
Son
is
jailhouse
bound
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
If
he's
got
a
political
friend
Judge's
sentence
he
will
suspend
(Uh-huh)
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
Jim
Johnson
liked
to
roam
around
(Yes)
Flirt
with
every
gal
in
town
(Uh-huh)
Until
he
flirted
with
Benny's
wife
(Benny
Ramey?)
And
Benny
cut
him
in
the
face
(I
swear!)
Now
it's
a
disgrace
(That's
awful,
isn't
it)
But
now
he's
graveyard
bound
(How
did
Benny
do
that
thing?)
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
Benny
was
his
friend
Place
of
letting
that
matter
end
(Uh-huh)
He's
in
the
jailhouse
now
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2 A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake
3 Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
4 Papa's Got Your Water On
5 On the Road Again
6 K.C. Moan
7 Cocaine Habit Blues
8 Coal Oil Blues
9 You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back
10 Memphis Yo Yo Blues
11 Memphis Shakedown
12 She Stays Out All Night Long
13 Meningitis Blues
14 Stealin' Stealin'
15 He's in the Jail House Now
16 Taking Your Place
17 Ambulance Man
18 Beale Street Mess Around
19 Going Back to Memphis
20 State of Tennessee Blues
21 Insane Crazy Blues
22 Memphis Jug
23 Got a Letter from My Darlin'
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