In The Jailhouse Now — текст песни (Steve Forbert)

VERSE
I had a friend called Ramblin` Bob
He used to steal and gamble and rob
He thought he was the smartest man around
But I found out last Monday
They locked him up on Sunday
They`ve got him in the jailhouse way downtown

CHORUS #1
He`s in the jailhouse now
The jailhouse now
I warned him once or twice
Quit playin` cards and shootin` the dice
He`s in the jailhouse now

VERSE
Well, he played that game called poker
Pinochle, whist and euchre
But shooting dice, lord, it was his greatest game
So now he`s down in jail
Nobody to go his bail
The judge done said that he refused a fine

CHORUS #2
He`s in the jailhouse now
The jailhouse now
I warned him once or twice
You better quit playin` the cards and
shootin` the dice
He`s in the jailhouse now

(YODEL)

VERSE
Well, I went out last Tuesday
I met a gal named Susie
Told her I was the swellest man around
We started spendin` my money
She started callin` me honey
We took in every cabaret in town

CHORUS #3
We`re in the jailhouse now
In the jailhouse now
You know I told that judge right to his face
I couldn`t stand to see his place
We`re in the jailhouse now
(YODEL OUT)

Jimmie Rodgers
Peer Southern Music


OH, CAMILLE

VERSE
Burnin` candles, watchin` shadows
Long hours melt away in spider town
Sultry ev`nings, whisperin` windows
I sit and listen to the rain come down

CHORUS
Oh, Camille, read all about it in my letter
Oh, Camille ...

VERSE
Howlin` wolves out chasin` deer make
Dark, ugly pictures for my soul to see
Pale pianos leave me wond`rin`
How go these nights of yours in Italy?

(REPEAT CHORUS)

VERSE
Took a walk down flights of stairs, I
Went out to wander where the rain has been
Saw a madman preachin` tombstones
I`m feelin` better `bout the shape I`m in

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE
Ain`t got no jokes to tell
Just lotsa books to read
Wild hearts an` traffic sounds
All poundin` ev`rywhere
It`s electricity
It`s flowin` into me
I am at home in here
These blues are right for me

(INSTRUMENTAL OUT)