I had a friend named Bill Campbell 我有一个叫比尔·坎贝尔的朋友

He used to rob, steal and gamble 他用抢劫，偷窃，赌博

And on the side he'd beg 而且就在身边，他会求

So he mopped up 于是，他扫荡

   

Well, I told ol' Billy shouldn't do it 好吧，我告诉OL “比利不应该这样做

And ol' Bill said that he knew it 和OL “比尔说，他知道这

So he started beggin' with a bucket 于是，他开始开始用桶

Instead of a cup 取而代之的是一杯

   

He's in the jailhouse now 他在监狱现在

He's in the jailhouse now 他在监狱现在

Now ol' Bill fluffed his dove 现在OL “比尔拍过他的鸽子

When he wrote a tuxedo to the country club 当他写了燕尾服，以乡村俱乐部

He's in the jailhouse now 他在监狱现在

   

Now Bill had a gal named Sadie 现在，比尔有一个名为萨迪加仑

And she said have you seen Billy lately 她说，你见过比利最近

No I don't believe that he's about 不，我不相信他是关于

   

But ol' Sadie went down to the jail 但OL “萨迪就下到监狱

It was just to pay his bail 这只是支付了保释金

Then she whispered 然后，她小声说

Sheriff please don't let him out 警长请不要让他出去

   

He's in the jailhouse now 他在监狱现在

He's in the jailhouse now 他在监狱现在

It was while ol' Bill's away 它是，当OL “比尔的距离

Sadie's with the sheriff everyday 萨迪与警长每天

He's in the jailhouse now 他在监狱现在

   

Oh, you remember the last election, yeah 哦，你还记得上次选举，是啊

The prohibitionists was in action 在禁酒在行动

Tryin' to elect themselves a president 试着去选出自己的总统

   

And Bill Campbell and John Austin 和比尔·坎贝尔和约翰·奥斯汀

They rode from New Orleans to Boston 他们骑马从新奥尔良到波士顿

[?] bottle in every settlement [？]瓶在每个结算

   

They're in the jailhouse now 他们在监狱现在

They're in the jailhouse now 他们在监狱现在

Lord they caught them down by the railroad track 主啊，他们抓住了他们下来的铁轨

Stealin' a train to haul it back Stealin “火车长途回来

They're in the jailhouse now 他们在监狱现在