Please, Mr. Jailor, won't you let my man go free? Please, Mr. Jailor, 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. Jailor, 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. Jailor, won't you let my man go free? Yeah, yeah, yeah Please, Mr. Jailor, won't you let this jailbird free? Just look into his eyes, open up that door Just listen to his guitar, you'll know the score Please, Mr. Jailor, let this honest man go free Yeah, yeah, yeah Please, Mr. Jailor, don't you make a lifer out of me I'm innocent, I swear it, let my woman testify She'll tell you where I was at night Now I'll be satisfied Oh, please, Mr. Jailor, 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. Jailor, don't you make a lifer out of me Yeah, yeah, yeah Please, Mr. Jailor, let me out of this penitentiary Let me out! Please, Mr. Jailor, don't you make a lifer out of me Please, Mr. Jailor, won't you let my baby go free? Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Let my man go free Don't make no lifer out of me Please, Mr. Jailor Can't you see how much love she's got for me?
