My best man, my best friend, Told me to stop peddlin' Gin They even told me to keep my hands Out people's pocket where their money was in But I wouldn't listen or have any shame, 'long as someone else would take the blame Now I can see it all come home to me I'm sittin' in the jailhouse now I mean, I'm in the jailhouse now I done stop runnin' around with this one And these good lookin' browns Any time you see me, I was good time bound, With this one, that one, most all in town I'm in the jailhouse now, I'm sittin' in the jailhouse now