John Raymond Pollard: Lyrics & Listen

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I’ve had one hell of a day.
I lost the job that did not pay,
And if somebody gets in my way
They’ll take me away to the hoosegow.

I don’t care what people think.
They say I like to fight and drink,
And every time I make stink
The cell door goes clink in the hoosegow.

I’ll be with deputy Denny; for you and me he keeps civil peace.
You see he gives me a hard, a very hard time; oooee, we need release.

My cell phone is the wired kind.
You feed it quarters, nickels, and dimes.
There’s lots of bars that don’t serve wine
When you’re doing your time in the hoosegow.

Take Milton’s word. There’s no debate:
We also serve who stand and wait.
We get to make your license plates
Awaiting our fate in the hoosegow.

I’ll be with deputy Denny; for you and me he keeps civil peace.
You see he gives me a hard, a very hard time; oooee, we need release.

If you need a bed or a meal
There’s a place with great appeal.
The price is right – yours for a steal.
You get a good deal in the hoosegow.

Some would say that love is a crime,
Time’s a thief, and justice is blind,
Keep you faith; I’ll keep mine.
And everything’s fine when Denny is mine.
Everything’s fine when Denny is mine.
Everything’s fine when Denny is mine.
I like doing time in the hoosegow.