quick joey small went over the wall
with a ball an’ a chain behind him
quick joey small went over the wall
send the dogs right out to find him
in a striped prision suit with no room to move
he headed for the highway
with his chain still dragin’
he thumbed down a wagon
saidwell you’re goin my way
and they say now
refrain
run joey joey run run
the hounds are on your trail
jumpup jumpup
run joey joey run run
they’re gonna send you back to jail
sheriff got a shotgun he do
he’ll fill you full of lead son it’s true
he’s also got a blackjack he’s mad
he’d bust your head with one wack
here i go now
run joey joey run run the hounds are on your trail
sweet mary jane was goin’ insane
when she heard of joey’s jail break
but she knew all the while ’cause
she sent him a file
baked inside a fudge cake
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sheriff jack banes was a light on brains
but he knew one thing for sure
he took some toughs and a pair of handcuffs
and headed straight for mary jane’s door
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repeat refrain
interpretted by jake riley
Artist: Kasenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 126