Got in a little trouble at the county seatFC FLawd, they put me in the jail house for loafing on the streetFWhen the judge heard the verdict I was a guilty manF CFHe said forty-five dollars or thirty days in the canBb FSaid, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, sonC FYou can take your choice you're twenty-oneBb FNo money down, no credit planC FNo time to chase you cause I'm a busy manFound a telephone number on a laundry slipI had a good hearted jailer with a six gun hipHe let me call long distance , she said number pleaseAnd no sooner than I told her, she shouted out at meThat'll be cash on the barrelhead sonNot part not half but the entire sumNo money down, no credit planCause a little bird told me , you're a travellin' manThirty days in the jailhouse, four days on the roadI was feeling mighty hungry my feet a heavy loadSaw a greyhound coming stuck up my thumbJust as I was being seated, the driving caught my armSaid that'll be cash on the barrelhead sonThis old gray dog gets paid to runWhen the engine stops, lawd, the wheels won't rollGive me cash on the barrelhead I'll take you down the road(Thanks to Brian for corrections)
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