City Jail

Lyrics

City jail city jail like an old scared dog I tuck my tail  
Bow my head and not a careless word is said  
Gotta sleep on the floor once more at city jail  
  
Well I was hangin' round the bus station  
Mindin' my own business like I always do  
When I saw this waitress in this bus station cafe  
And I thought I check out the action like I always do  
I'd give her the bad eye and made a few choices personal comments  
About what I thought mine and her possibilities could be for a team  
When she called the badge on me  
The badge grabbed me by the arm and he said  
What are you doin' hangin' around here for  
And I said for whatever's goin' around  
City jail city jail...  
  
He said no what I mean is what are you doin'  
Sayin' things like that to that lady  
And I said what's that lady's doin' with purple hair  
Well the badge said you're smart alec and I said no I ain't I'm just hungry  
And he said you're actin' like a smart alec  
And I said no that's how I act when I get hungry  
City jail city jail...  
  
Well he put me outside in a dark corner  
And before you could say hypocrite he hit me on the head  
And I said oh don't hit me on the head  
I can't protect myself with the handcuffs on  
Please don't hit me on the head then he hit me again he hit me again he hit me
again  
And I said oh oh oh oh oh please don't stand on my feet when you hit me  
I break my ankles when I fall  
  
City jail city jail...  
  
Well about that time they threw me in the wagon  
And that waitress walked out with a sailor  
I said hey you not you I'm talkin' to the purple people eater  
Yes you lady quote you're the cause of it all unquote  
Then she said to that sailor said get me away from that horrible man Harry  
  
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Well as they hauled me away I said everybody have a nice evening