Allison:
Please Mr. Jailer, don't you make no lifer out of me.
(Whoa, let me out)
Please Mr. Jailer, let me out of this penitentiary
Cry Baby and inmates:
Allison:
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let me 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?
Well I know it won't be long now,
'Till they cut his hair off too.
Still I'm hoping there's one favor
That I could beg of you. So...
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?
Yeah yeah yeah
Inmates:
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let this jailbird free?
Whoa ho ho
Allison:
Just look into his eyes, open up that door.
Just listen to his guitar, you'll know the score.
Cry Baby:
Please Mr. Jailer, let an honest man go free.
Allison:
Yeah yeah yeah
Cry Baby and inmates:
Please Mr. Jailer, 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
Allison:
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?
Cry Baby and inmates:
Well I'm tired of pressing liscense 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.
Allison:
Yeah yeah yeah
please Mr. jailer let me outa this penitentury
please Mr. Jailer dont you make no lifer out of me
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you my baby go free?
Whoa ho ho oh, whoa ho, let my man go free.
Whoa oh oh, don't make no lifer out of me.
please Mr. Jailer cant you see how much love she's got for me
well let him go, let him go, let him go, let my man go free
please Mr. Jailer well let me out
please Mr. Jailer don't make me shout
please Mr. Jailer well let me out