Way Downtown
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
It was late last night when old Willie come home
I hear him a-rapping on the door
He's a-slipping and a-sliding with them new shoes on
Papa said, "Willie, don't you rap no more"
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Get it, Michael
And I wish I was over at my sweet Sally's house
Sittin' in that big armchair (yeah, I do)
One arm around my old guitar
And the other one around my dear
Way downtown foolin' around
They took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Well, it's one old shirt is about all I've got
And a dollar is all I crave
I brought nothing with me into this old world
Ain't taking nothing to my grave
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Let's get up here
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
Oh me, it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
It was late last night when old Willie come home
I hear him a-rapping on the door
He's a-slipping and a-sliding with them new shoes on
Papa said, "Willie, don't you rap no more"
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Get it, Michael
And I wish I was over at my sweet Sally's house
Sittin' in that big armchair (yeah, I do)
One arm around my old guitar
And the other one around my dear
Way downtown foolin' around
They took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Well, it's one old shirt is about all I've got
And a dollar is all I crave
I brought nothing with me into this old world
Ain't taking nothing to my grave
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
It's oh me, and it's oh, my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Let's get up here
Way downtown foolin' around
Took me to the jail
Oh me, it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail
Credits
Writer(s): Arthel Lane Watson
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Highway Prayers
- Seven Weeks In County
- Stratosphere Blues / I Believe In You
- Leadfoot
- Live Vol. 1
- Meet Me At The Creek / Pyramid Country / Must Be Seven / Meet Me At The Creek (Live at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC 3/4/23)
- California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)
- Me / And / Dad
- John Deere Tractor
- Long Journey Home / Life To Go
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