Johnny Cash - City Jail lyrics
[Johnny Cash - City Jail lyrics]
City jail, city jail like an old scared dog
I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
Got to sleep on the floor
Once more at city jail
Well I was hanging round the bus station
Minding my own business like I always do
When I saw this waitress in
This bus station cafe
And I thought I check out the
Action like I always do
I'd give her the bad eye and
Made a few choices personal comments
About what I thought mine and her
Possibilities could be for a team
When she called the badge on me
The badge grabbed me by the arm and he said
What are you doing hanging around here for
And I said for whatever's going around
City jail, city jail
He said no what I mean is what are you doing
Saying things like that to that lady
And I said what's that lady's
Doing with purple hair
Well the badge said, you're smart Alec and
I said, no I am not, i'm just hungry
And he said you're acting like a smart Alec
And I said
No that's how I act when I get hungry
Well he put me outside in a dark corner
And before you could say hypocrite he
Hit me on the head
And I said, oh don't hit me on the head
I can't protect myself with the handcuffs on
Please don't hit me on the head then he
Hit me again, he hit me again
He hit me again
And I said, oh oh oh oh oh please
Don't stand on my feet when you hit me
I break my ankles when I fall
Well about that time they threw
Me in the wagon
And that waitress walked out with a sailor
I said, hey you, not you I'm talking to
The purple people eater
Yes you lady, quote, you're the
Cause of it all, unquote
Then she said to that sailor said get
Me away from that horrible man, harry
City jail, city jail
Well as they hauled me away I said
Everybody have a nice evening
I tuck my tail
Bow my head and not a careless word is said
Got to sleep on the floor
Once more at city jail
Well I was hanging round the bus station
Minding my own business like I always do
When I saw this waitress in
This bus station cafe
And I thought I check out the
Action like I always do
I'd give her the bad eye and
Made a few choices personal comments
About what I thought mine and her
Possibilities could be for a team
When she called the badge on me
The badge grabbed me by the arm and he said
What are you doing hanging around here for
And I said for whatever's going around
City jail, city jail
He said no what I mean is what are you doing
Saying things like that to that lady
And I said what's that lady's
Doing with purple hair
Well the badge said, you're smart Alec and
I said, no I am not, i'm just hungry
And he said you're acting like a smart Alec
And I said
No that's how I act when I get hungry
Well he put me outside in a dark corner
And before you could say hypocrite he
Hit me on the head
And I said, oh don't hit me on the head
I can't protect myself with the handcuffs on
Please don't hit me on the head then he
Hit me again, he hit me again
He hit me again
And I said, oh oh oh oh oh please
Don't stand on my feet when you hit me
I break my ankles when I fall
Well about that time they threw
Me in the wagon
And that waitress walked out with a sailor
I said, hey you, not you I'm talking to
The purple people eater
Yes you lady, quote, you're the
Cause of it all, unquote
Then she said to that sailor said get
Me away from that horrible man, harry
City jail, city jail
Well as they hauled me away I said
Everybody have a nice evening