Tom Waits — Fish in the Jailhouse

Peoria Johnson told Dudlow Joe "I can break out of any old jail you know The bars are iron the walls are stone All I need me is an old fish bone" They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight Serving fish in the jailhouse tonight They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight Alright, ah yea, they're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight Oh boy, they're serving fish in the jailhouse Fish in the jailhouse tonight Corvina opal eye hammerhead shark Steelhead salmon or a mud bank carp I'll sand one side dull, I'll whittle the other side sharp By Saturday night, I'll be in Central Park Serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, alright Did you hear they're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight? They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, oh boy They're serving fish in the jailhouse Fish in the jailhouse tonight Ask Little Son Jackson or the 44 Kid Or Whitfield Faraday what I did From Yazoo City down to Rolling Fork From Natchez to Kinosha, New Dime to New York Serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, alright Lookee here, they're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight Alright, oh boy, they're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight We're serving fish in the jailhouse Fish in the jailhouse tonight Gimme a nice totuava or a chicken of the sea I'm gonna fashion me a fishbone skeleton key Tell Scullion Childs I won't be late You can bet your freedom I'm gonna clean my plate Serving fish in the jailhouse tonight They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight They're serving fish in the jailhouse Fish in the jailhouse tonight They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight Serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, alright