Johnny Cash — City Jail

[Intro] City jail, city jail like an old scared dog, I tuck my tail Bow my head and not a careless word is said Got to sleep on the floor once more at city jail [Verse 1] Well I was hanging round the bus station Minding 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 doing hanging around here for And I said for whatever's going around [Chorus] City jail, city jail [Verse 2] He said no what I mean is what are you doing Saying things like that to that lady And I said what's that lady's doing with purple hair Well the badge said, you're smart Alec and I said, no I am not, I'm just hungry And he said you're acting like a smart Alec And I said, no that's how I act when I get hungry [Chorus] [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] [Verse 4] 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 talking 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 [Outro] City jail, city jail Well as they hauled me away I said, everybody have a nice evening