[Verse 1]
Sideward 'cross the border
On a cool vacation drive
To the country of disorder
Where they sure don't take no jive
We did not buy their sister
And we did not buy their smoke
So when we landed in the jailhouse
We thought it was a hell of a joke

[Chorus]
Say policeman, give me a smile
I wanna take your picture, it won't take awhile
Hey jailer, won't you give me a grin?
Move over let me squeeze you in
Where are you going with my money and shoes?
You know a boy can't sing the blues in a stocking feet

[Verse 2]
We landed in the icebox
It was a cool fifteen by three
Fifteen fallen brothers were shivering next to me
There was a man who sold his sister
And a father who sold his smoke
When they landed in the jailhouse
They knew that it wasn't a joke
[Chorus]
Say policeman, give me a smile
I wanna take your picture, it won't take awhile
Hey jailer, won't you give me a grin?
Move over let me squeeze you in
Where are you going with my money and shoes?
You know a boy can't sing the blues in a stocking feet

[Verse 3]
Next store to the icebox
There was a rock fifteen by five
Three rock and rollers roasting
And a company 45
Talk about revolution with the roaches on the floor
Well they must have cared about pollution
Because they did not open door

[Chorus]
Hey policeman, give me a smile
I wanna take your picture, it won't take awhile
Hey jailer, won't you give me a grin?
Move over let me squeeze you in
Where are you going with my money and shoes?
You know a boy can't sing the blues in a [?]