| 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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| 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 |