Wino Skid Row Joe some on vegranci They've got all kinds in the Boston jail now they've got me In the county jail in old Boston they've got all kinds you see From all walks of life they come all lost their liberty Now some got wives just outside a waitin' for their return Long timers short timers and some a waitin' to burn Wino Skid Row Joe... Now some will say yesterday I really had the jack But paper and pen got me locked in them checks come a bouncin' back
And late at night when the lights go out they tell their tales of voe About old friends and places they've been and where they'd like to go Wino Skid Row Joe... ( steel ) But it's too late that one mistake condemns them to a cell Where every dream's a forgotten thing and each day's a living hell Listen guys if you're wise from this town you'll run Or soon you'll find you're a pullin' time in the jail in old Boston Wino Skid Row Joe... Wino Skid Row Joe...