I had a friend named Camble, eat, cheat and steal and gamble
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And I guess he tried most ever' thing low down
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He was out tomcattin' one night when he started a great big fight
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Then a big policeman came and snapped him down
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He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now
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I told him once or twice to quit drinking gin and shootin' dice
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He's in the jailhouse now
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'a-yodeleyie yodeleyie oh-ohoohdeleyie
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'a-yodeleyie odiyodeleyie e-iyodeleyie
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(break)
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Old Bill broke out one day, I guess he thought he'd get away
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But at the railroad station they took him by the arm
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The chief said "I've come for you" and Bil said "Now, this won't do
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Because Bill Camble never was my name"
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He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now
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Oh yes, he broke out and all over town the fool walked about
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He's in the jailhouse now
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Then I met Bill's old gal Sadie and she said "Have you seen my baby?"
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And I told her he was down town in the can
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Litlle Sadie she started fussin', she went down to the jailhouse a-cussin'
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She sais "I come down here to get my man."
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She's in the jailhouse now, she's in the jailhouse now
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So you can understand why little old Sadie got throwed in the can
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She's in the jailhouse now
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I went out last tuesdea, met a sweet lillte gal named Suzie
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I'd say she was the sweetest thing around
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She started to callin' me honey and we began to spent my money
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Then we got drunk and thought we owned the town
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We're in the jailhouse now, we're int the jailhouse now
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Next day we wanted to go but that old jailor he said "No!"
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We're in the jailhouse now
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'a-yodeleyie yodeleyie oh-ohohohdeleyie
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'a-yodeleyie odiyodeleyie a-ohiyodeleyie
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In the Jailhouse Now
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| Doc Watson |
