A Week In A Country Jail

Lyrics

[Verse] One time, I spent a week inside a little country jail I don't guess I'll ever live it down I was sitting at a red light when these two men come and got me And said that I was speeding through their town They said, "Tomorrow morning, you can see the judge, then go" They let me call one person on the phone I thought I'd be there overnight, so I just called the boss To tell him I'd be off, but not for long They motioned me inside a cell with sevеn other guys One little barrеd-up window in the rear My cellmate said, "If they had let me bring some money in We ought to send the jailer for some beer" We had to pay him double 'cause he was the man in charge And the jailer's job was not the best in town Later on, his wife brought hot bologna, eggs and gravy The first day I was there, I turned it down Next morning, they just let us sleep, but I was up real early Wondering when I'd get my release Later on, we got more hot bologna, eggs and gravy By now, I wasn't quite so hard to please Two days later, when I thought that I had been forgotten The sheriff came in, chewing on a straw He said, "Where is this guy who thinks that this is Indianapolis? I'd like to talk to him about the law" Well, I told him who I was and told him I was working steady And I really should be getting on my way That part about me being who I was did not impress him He said, "The judge will be here any day" The jailer had this wife, and let me tell you, she was awful She brought that hot bologna every day After seven days, she got to looking so much better I asked her if she'd like to run away Next morning, that old judge took every nickel that I had He said, "Son, let that teach you not to race" The jailer's wife was smiling from the window as I left In thirty minutes, I was out of state