In the Jailhouse Now – Webb Pierce

In the Jailhouse Now
Lyrics written by: Jimmie Rodgers
Originally written by: [Traditional]
Adapted from: In the Jailhouse Now written by [Traditional]
Comments: With new lyrics that begin: I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob Who used to steal, gamble and rob

In the Jailhouse Now Lyrics

He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now

Well I had a friend named Rambling Bob
Who used to steal, gamble and rob
He thought he was the smartest guy in town
But I found out last Monday, that Bob got locked up Sunday
They got him in the jailhouse way downtown


Well I went out last Tuesday
I met a girl named Susie
I told her I was the swellest man around
Well she started and to spend my money
She started and to callin' me honey
We took in every honky tonk in town

We're in the jailhouse now
We're in the jailhouse now
They told us once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
We're in the jailhouse now

In the Jailhouse Now Singers

In the Jailhouse Now written by [Traditional] English
1. Whistler acc. by His Jug Band 1925 (First recording on September 25, 1924) 2. Blind Blake December 1927 3. Jim Jackson 1928 4. Memphis Sheiks February 13, 1931 5. Mark Spoelstra 1963 6. Sadie Green Sales Ragtime Jugband 1982 7. C.W. Stoneking 2006 8. The Jake Leg Jug Band January 13, 2013 9. Steven Kennedy June 2013 10. Rick Franklin & Tom Mindte 2013

In the Jailhouse Now written by Jimmie Rodgers English
1. Jimmie Rodgers July 1928 (First recording on February 15, 1928 First release) 2. Frank Marvin September 1928 3. Riley Crabtree 1949 4. Tommy Duncan and His Western All Stars March 1950 5. Webb Pierce & Shot Jackson with The Southern Valley Boys 1951
6. Webb Pierce (billboard hit) December 3, 1954.

7. Wally Dean and His Flips October 1960 8. Obray Ramsey 1960 9. Cowboy Copas August 1963 10. Reg Lindsay 1966 11. Ernest Tubb April 1967 12. Artie MacLaren 1967 13. Al Hooper with The Blue Diamonds 1969 14. Brian Golbey 1970 15. Hank Snow featuring Albert Fullam May 1972 16. Michael Cooney 1976 17. Vanha Isäntä 1978 18. Curly Seckler & The Nashville Grass 1979 19. Prism 1981 20. Willie Nelson & Webb Pierce September 1982 21. Bud Reed 1982 22. Charley Pride March 1983 23. Boxcar Willie 1988 24. The Grievous Angels February 1, 1997 25. True Brothers April 24, 2000 26. Hank Thompson July 18, 2000 27. Soggy Bottom Boys feat. Tim Blake Nelson December 5, 2000 28. Dean Mitchell January 9, 2001 29. Dale Watson and The Jordanaires January 8, 2002 30. Jim Croce October 14, 2003 31. Swill and The Swaggerband 2004 32. Billy Walker July 11, 2006 33. Justin Curtis & Sally-Jo 2006 34. Adam Harvey & Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson 2009 35. Stay Tuned String Band 2011 36. Buck Owens January 22, 2013 37. Pell Brothers 2013 38. The Rocky Road Ramblers 2018.


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