've taken a hit or two I've given quite a few I swing my firsts and the cities all fall
I've broken a law I reckon I only missed a few I watch these long days pass through the bars I curse the brass
I've had a cracked rib or two I guess I've busted more I've laid a couple out on the coolin' board
Sometimes you walk the line And sometimes it walks you You get quick to anger Quick to put a knife up to another man's throat I cannot still the hell that's in these hands
When they came to take me I didn't fight just let them win A man died in my cell Damn the guards sure gave me hell I'd love to see them horsemen ride So law and order stand aside
Oh this woman and gin, woman and gin Go together like the devil and sin Her legs are like wheat her lips are like wine Gonna meet her at the end of the county line
JAILBREAK JAILBREAK Tonight bring on the floodlights
Boys! (Yeah!) Fetch the shovel! Boys! (Yeah!) Post the lookout! Coppers! You'll never catch us! (That's right!) Ladies, we're coming home tonite!
Cause in a few more yards we'll reach the line And meet up with a friend of mine The dogs are comin' swift and mean But I'm hungrier than they have ever been