I had a friend named ramblin' Bob,
He used to steal, gamble, and rob,
He thought he was the smartest guy around.
Well, 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 shootin' dice,
He's in the jailhouse now.

(Yodeling)

Bob liked to play his poker,
Pinochle, whist, and euchre,
But shootin' dice was his favorite game.
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,
Well, I told him once or twice
To stop playin' cards and shootin' dice,
He's in the jailhouse now.

(Yodeling)

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,
And 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.

(Yodeling)