In the Now - Tony Crown

A vacation in a foreign land Uncle Sam does the best he can You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now Now you remember what the draftsman said Nothing to do all day but stay in bed You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now You'll be the hero of the neighbourhood Nobody knows that you left for good You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now Smiling faces as you wait to land But once you get there no one gives a damn You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now Hand grenades flying over your head Missile rounds flying over your head If you want to survive get out of bed You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now Shots ring out in the dead of night The sergeant calls (Stand up and fight) You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now You've got your orders better shoot on sight Your finger's on the trigger But it don't seem right You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army now Night is falling and you just can't see Is this illusion or reality You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army In the army now You're in the army now Oh, oh, you're in the army In the army now You're in the army now Oh, oh you're in the army now You're in the army now

I had a friend named Bill Campbell he used to rob steal and gamble And on the side he'd beg so he mopped up I told him he shouldn't do it and Campbell told me he knew it So he started beggin' with a bucket instead of a cup He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) Well Campbell fluffed his dove when he wore a tuxedo to the country club He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) I met his old gal Sadie she said have you seen Billy lately I said I don't believe that he's about She went down to the jail she went down to take him his mail Then she whispered sheriff please don't let him out He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) While Campbell's put away Sadie's with the sheriff everyday He's in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) Well I remember the last election the prohibitionists were in action They's tryin' to elect themselves a president Bill Canpbell and John Austin walked from New Orleans to Boston And they've got a bottle in every settlement They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now) They were down at the railroad track stealin' a train to haul it back They're in the jailhouse now (he's in the jailhouse now)

I had a friend named Camble, eat, cheat and steal and gamble And I guess he tried most ever' thing low down He was out tomcattin' one night when he started a great big fight Then a big policeman came and snapped him down He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice to quit drinking gin and shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse now A-yodeleyie, yodeleyie, oh-ohoohdeleyie A-yodeleyie, odiyodeleyie, e-iyodeleyie Old Bill broke out one day, I guess he thought he'd get away But at the railroad station they took him by the arm The chief said, "I've come for you", and Bil said, "Now this won't do Because Bill Camble never was my name" He's in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now Oh yes, he broke out and all over town the fool walked about He's in the jailhouse now Then I met Bill's old gal Sadie and she said "Have you seen my baby?" And I told her he was down town in the can Litlle Sadie she started fussin' She went down to the jailhouse a-cussin' She says, "I come down here to get my man" She's in the jailhouse now, she's in the jailhouse now So you can understand why little old Sadie got throwed in the can She's in the jailhouse now I went out last Tuesday, met a sweet little gal named Suzie I'd say she was the sweetest thing around She started to callin' me honey and we began to spent my money Then we got drunk and thought we owned the town We're in the jailhouse now, we're in the jailhouse now Next day we wanted to go but that old jailer he said, "No" We're in the jailhouse now A-yodeleyie, yodeleyie, oh-ohohohdeleyie A-yodeleyie, odiyodeleyie, a-ohiyodeleyie