When you get in trouble,
Ain't no use, screamin and cryin
When you get in trouble,
Ain't no use, screamin and cryin
Cause Tom Rushen 'll bring you back
Back to the jail house cryin
It were late one night,
Halloway had gone to bed
It were late one night,
Old man Halloway had gone to bed
And Mister Day brought some whisky,
From under Halloways head
Don't give me water give me whisky
To cure these blues
Don't give me vodka give me crème de menthe
To cure these blues
Cause days seem like years
In the jail house with no booze
Don't give me absinthe give me LSD
To cure these blues
Don't give me dope give me cocaine
To cure these blues
Cause days seem like years
In the jail house with no booze
Let me tell you folks
How they treated me
Let me tell you folks
How they treated me
Let me tell you folks
How they treated me
Ain't no use, screamin and cryin
When you get in trouble,
Ain't no use, screamin and cryin
Cause Tom Rushen 'll bring you back
Back to the jail house cryin
It were late one night,
Halloway had gone to bed
It were late one night,
Old man Halloway had gone to bed
And Mister Day brought some whisky,
From under Halloways head
Don't give me water give me whisky
To cure these blues
Don't give me vodka give me crème de menthe
To cure these blues
Cause days seem like years
In the jail house with no booze
Don't give me absinthe give me LSD
To cure these blues
Don't give me dope give me cocaine
To cure these blues
Cause days seem like years
In the jail house with no booze
Let me tell you folks
How they treated me
Let me tell you folks
How they treated me
Let me tell you folks
How they treated me