Now the police coming
With his ball and chain
Mmmm mmmm
Police coming
With his ball and chain
And they accusing me of murder
Never harmed a man
Now some got six months
Some got a solid year
Mmmm mmmm
Some got six months
Some got one solid year
Now I mean my buddy
Got a lifetime here
Now the judge he pleaded
Clerk, he wrote it down
Mmmm mmmm
Judge he pleaded
Clerk, he wrote it down
That if I miss jail sentence now
Must be Joliet Bound
Now cook my supper
Let me go to bed
Mmmm mmmm
Cook my supper now
Let me go to bed
I've been drinking white lightning
And it's gone to my head
Now quit me baby
Do anything you want to do
Mmmm mmmm
Quit me baby
Do anything you want to do
Some day you gonna want me
Cinch and I won't want you
Now the police shoved (shivved) his old
Pistol in my side
Mmmm mmmm
Police shoved his old
Pistol in my side
Says, if you run big boy, now
Must be born to die
When they had my trial
You could not be found
Mmmm mmmm
Had my trial
You could not be found
Now and I got all messed up
And I'm Joliet Bound