[1]
quick joey small
went a-over the wall
with a ball and chain behind him
quick joey small
went a-over the wall,
sent the dogs right out to find him
(all right)
[2]
in a striped prison suit
with no loot, to boot,
he headed for the highway
with his chains still draggin?
he thumbed down a wagon,
said, "when are you goin? my way?"
and they say now,
Chorus:
run, joey!, joey, run run --
the hounds are on your trail! (jump up! jump out!)
run, joey! joey, run run --
they?re gonna send him back to jail!
Bridge:
sheriff got a shotgun
(he do)
he fill you full of lead, son
(it?s true)
he also gotta blackjack
(he?s mad)
he bust your head with one whack
(and that?s that [?])
Run, joey! joey, run run --
the hounds are on your trail!
[3]
sweet mary jane
might?a gone insane
when she heard of joey?s jailbreak
but she knew all the while,
?cos she sent him a file
baked inside a fudge cake
(and they say, now --)

[4]
(oh,) sheriff jack banes
wasn?t [right on?] brains
but he knew one thing for sure
he took some toughs
and a pair a? hand cuffs
and heads for mary jane?s door
(and they say, now --)