I had a friend named 
Camble, eat, cheat and steal and gamble 
And I guess he tried most ever' thing low down 
He was out tomcattin' one night when he started a great big fight 
Then a big policeman came and snapped him down 
He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now 
I told him once or twice to quit drinking gin and shootin' dice 
He's in the jailhouse now 'a-yodeleyie yodeleyie oh-ohoohdeleyie 'a-yodeleyie odiyodeleyie e-iyodeleyie (break) 
Old Bill broke out one day, 
I guess he thought he'd get away 
But at the railroad station they took him by the arm 
The chief said "I've come for you" and 
Bil said "Now, this won't do Because Bill Camble never was my name" 
He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now 
Oh yes, he broke out and all over town the fool walked about 
He's in the jailhouse now 
Then I met 
Bill's old gal 
Sadie and she said "Have you seen my baby?" 
And I told her he was down town in the can 
Litlle Sadie she started fussin', she went down to the jailhouse a-cussin' 
She sais "I come down here to get my man." 
She's in the jailhouse now, she's in the jailhouse now 
So you can understand why little old 
Sadie got throwed in the can 
She's in the jailhouse now 
I went out last tuesdea, met a sweet lillte gal named 
Suzie I'd say she was the sweetest thing around 
She started to callin' me honey and we began to spent my money 
Then we got drunk and thought we owned the town 
We're in the jailhouse now, we're int the jailhouse now 
Next day we wanted to go but that old jailor he said "No!" 
We're in the jailhouse now 'a-yodeleyie yodeleyie oh-ohohohdeleyie 'a-yodeleyie odiyodeleyie a-ohiyodeleyie