Lyrics

if you find yourself in lock up, write a song about a jail, and if you set your boat on fire, in the middle of a gale, if you lose your only lover, go find something sweet and soft, and laugh it off, ha ha ha ha, laugh it off, if a joke about the police don't go over with a bang, if you tell them you're a singer, tthey don't like the way you sing, then get yourself an attorney, go out and play some golf, and laugh it off, ha ha ha, laugh it off, hey, don't get mad when you lose at 21, just roll the dice and go o-on having fun, and get some humble marijuana, guaranteed to make you cough, and laugh it off, ha ha, laugh it off, son, if you get yourself a ticket, second one in 30 days, and the courthouse can't find records, for the ones already paid, if you should get pneumonia, with an ever-lasting cough, laugh it off, ha ha, hey, don't get mad when you lose at 21, just roll the dice and go o-on having fun, and get some humble marijuana, guaranteed to make you cough, and laugh it off, well. don't get mad when you lose at 21, just roll the dice and go o-on having fun, and get yourself a good attorney, take him out and play some golf, and laugh it off, ha ha, laugh it off

Song details

Artist: haggard, merle