Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls The jailerman turns that big black key thats when your spirit falls You drag yourself up to the bars and while you gaze out at the stars This is what youll say Hey why did I stray from the rightous path, nobody knows but me There on the outside you all can laugh but I dont need your sympathy For after Ive paid for the liquor Ive stole Ill leave this place worth my weight in gold So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me [Instrumental] When you realize that youre all alone seated in a twobyfour That little cell is just a taste of hell if you aint been there before Well youre locked up tight but they treat you fair You get everything that you need in there Thats just why youll say Well, why did I stray from the rightous path, nobody knows but me There on the outside you all can laugh but I dont need your sympathy For after Ive paid for the liquor Ive stole Ill leave this place worth my weight in gold So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me Nobody knows but me...
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