Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls
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The old jailer man turns the big black keys that's when your spirit falls
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Then you drag yourself up to the bars and while you gaze out at the stars
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This is what you'll say
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Why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me
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There on the outside you often dare I don't need your sympathy
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For after I paid for the liquor I stole I'll leave this place with no way and gold
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Why did I stray from the righteous path nobody knows but me
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[ ac.guitar ]
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When you realize that you're all alone seated in a two by four
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That little cell is just a taste of hell if you ain't been there before
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You're locked up tight but they treat you fair
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You gave everything that you need in there
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That's just why you'll say
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Why did I stray...
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Nobody Knows But Me
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| Lefty Frizzel |
