please mr. jailer
beck, jeff
won't you let my man go free?
won't you let my man go free?
he don't belong in prison
though he's guilty as can be
but the only crime he's guilty of is simply loving me. please mr. jailer
won't you let my man go free?
won't you let my man go free?
won't you let this jailbird free?
open up that door. just listen to his guitar
you'll know the score. please mr. jailer
let an honest man go free. yeah yeah yeah
don't you make no lifer outta me. i'm innocent
i swear it. let my woman testify
she'll tell you where i was that night
yeah i'm his alibi. please mr. jailer
won't you let my man go free?
well i'm tired of pressing license plates down in this rotten hole
i gotta reach the outside before i lose control. please mr. jailer
don't you make no lifer outta me. yeah yeah yeah
let me out of this penitentiary
don't you make no lifer out of me. won't you let my baby go free?
let my man go free. whoa oh oh
don't make no lifer out of me. please mr. jailer
can't you see how much love she's got for me
let him go! let him go! let him go! let my man go free. yeah whoa
please mr. jailer. let me out!
don't make me shout. please mr. jailer