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?

Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?
Yeah yeah yeah
Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let this jailbird free?
Whoa ho ho

Just look into his eyes, 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

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

Please Mr. Jailer, won't you let my man go free?

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.

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 let 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