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Narration / In the Jailhouse Now
Hank Snow
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My cousin was, uh, a city fireman, he was a captain of fire hall there, and uh
He got in an audition at Asheville radio station, uh
And he sang, uh, one morning and then an afternoon
And then the next day or two they had more letters and they could, uh, take care of
Miss, uh, Maybale Carter and AP Carter had a little show
That was putting on down, uh, at the Bristol Theater, Bristol Virginia
Him, and, uh, maybe Mrs. Carter and AP, I believe they made a two or three records there
He never did give up on success, where he got his first break
I believe was on that Asheville radio station
And, uh, it done so good and that done him good too
It gave him more courage and, uh, that's when he first started to climb up
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Well, I had a friend called Grambling Bob
He used to steal, gamble and rob
He thought was the smartest guy in town
But I found out last Monday
That Bob got locked up Sunday
They got him in the jailhouse way downtown
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now
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Well, I went out last Tuesday
Met a girl named Susie
I told her I was the swellest man around
We started to spend my money
And she started to call me honey
We took in every cabarete in town
We're in the jailhouse now
We're in the jailhouse now
I told the judge right to his face
We didn't like to see this place
We're in the jailhouse now
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