Told the pigs what they could do
Then they found a couple of pounds
Too bad that cocaine was around
In jail in Jacksonville
In jail in Jacksonville
I was pretty high when the bust went down
Nodding and smiling, shuffling around
Now my life is just an utter mess
You can reach me at my new address
In jail in Jacksonville
In jail in Jacksonville
Didn't have a dime for a call
Public defender laughin in the hall
Took my prints, mugshots too
Pushed me down to cell block 2
Put me in with big bad John
Had to keep my mudflap on
Queens was screamin up a storm
Want my young body to keep them warm
In jail in Jacksonville
In jail in Jacksonville
Now I'm doin 11 months to 2
For a crime I 'course did not do
My lawyer's appealin, coppin a plea
Gonna sue for what they done to me
In jail in Jacksonville
In jail in Jacksonville
(What they do, Slim?)
Gave me a number, ring in my nose
Beat me senseless with a rubber hose
Kept me dirty, fed me swill
Didn't give me no medicine when I was ill
Had a hangnail, bad bad pain
Needed Demerol right away
Had an attack of the gout
Where was my morphine to help me out?
In jail in Jacksonville
In jail in Jacksonville
Root Boy Slim's just a number
Root Boy Slim's just a number
Workin in the prison laundry
Smellin like Clorox every day
Brain cells gone
All I had was a roach it's true Told the pigs what they could do Then they found a couple of pounds Too bad that cocaine was around In jail in Jacksonville In jail in Jacksonville I was pretty high when the bust went down Nodding and smiling, shuffling around Now my life is just an utter mess You can reach me at my new address In jail in Jacksonville In jail in Jacksonville Didn't have a dime for a call Public defender laughin in the hall Took my prints, mugshots too Pushed me down to cell block 2 Put me in with big bad John Had to keep my mudflap on Queens was screamin up a storm Want my young body to keep them warm In jail in Jacksonville In jail in Jacksonville Now I'm doin 11 months to 2 For a crime I 'course did not do My lawyer's appealin, coppin a plea Gonna sue for what they done to me In jail in Jacksonville In jail in Jacksonville (What they do, Slim?) Gave me a number, ring in my nose Beat me senseless with a rubber hose Kept me dirty, fed me swill Didn't give me no medicine when I was ill Had a hangnail, bad bad pain Needed Demerol right away Had an attack of the gout Where was my morphine to help me out? In jail in Jacksonville In jail in Jacksonville Root Boy Slim's just a number Root Boy Slim's just a number Workin in the prison laundry Smellin like Clorox every day Brain cells gone Explain Request ×
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