Well I had a friend named Gambling Bob he used to steal gamble and rob   He thought 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 down town   He's in the jailhouse now he's in the jailhouse now   I told him once or twice to quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice   He's in the jailhouse now   [ fiddle - steel ]   Well I went out last Tuesday met a girl named Susie   I told her I was the swellest man around   We started to spend my money and she started to call me honey   We took in every cabarete in town   We're in the jailhouse now we're in the jailhouse now   I've told the judge right to his face we didn't like to see this place   We're in the jailhouse now