[Verse 1]
I had a friend named Bill Campbell
He used to rob, steal and gamble
And on the side he'd beg, so he mopped up
Well, I told old Bill he shouldn't do it
And old Bill said that he knew it
So he started begging with a bucket instead of a cup

[Chorus]
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
Lord, old Bill flubbed his dub
When he wore a tuxedo to the country club
He's in the jailhouse now

[Post-Chorus]
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo-hoo
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo

[Verse 2]
Old Bill had a gal named Sadie
And she said, "Have you seen Bill lately?"
No, I don't believe that he's about
Well, old Sadie went down to the jail
It was just to pay his bail
And she whispered, "Sheriff please don't let him out"
[Chorus]
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
Lord and while old Bill's away
Sadie's with the sheriff every day
He's in the jailhouse now

[Post-Chorus]
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo-hoo
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo

[Piano and Steel Guitar Solos]

[Post-Chorus]
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo-hoo
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo

[Verse 3]
You remember the last election, yeah
The prohibitionists was in action
Trying to elect themselves a president
And Bill Campbell and John Austin
They rode from New Orleans to Boston
And they bought them a bottle in every settlement
[Chorus]
They're in the jailhouse now
They're in the jailhouse now
Lord, they caught 'em down by the railroad track
Stealin' a train just to haul it back
They're in the jailhouse now

[Post-Chorus]
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo-hoo
Ah-dee-oh-da-lay-hee-hoo
Yoh-da-lee-da-lay-hee-hoo