Jail Song


C Am7 G7 Oh I'm a young cowboy they say I've done wrong C Am7 G7 C While I'm restin' in jail I'll sing you a song C7 F C Of a young cowpuncher who rode into town C7 D7 G7 And a county marshall they say he shot down C Em C7 F C They say they will hang him but he ain't gonna frown G7 C (yodel) Woopee ti yi yippee ti yo Oh I'm a young cowboy I've landed in jail Won't a kind hearted Cowboy come furnish some bail There ain't no justice in this calaboose(?) But I'd get some justice if I could get loose I've talked to the jailor but it ain't any use Whoopee Ti yi yippee ti yo Oh I'm a young cowboy not bad but I'm bold My side of the story is gonna be told They'll find their mistaken they've got the wrong man I'll figure a way to get out of this jam I'm tired of eatin my grub from a can Whoopee Ti yi yippee ti yo