Please, Mr. Jailer
won't you let my man
go free?
Please, Mr. Jailer
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. 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, whoa, whoa
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
out of 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 license plates
down in this rotten hole
I gotta reach the outside
before I lose control
Please, Mr. Jailer
don't you make no lifer
out of me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Please, Mr. Jailer
let me out
of this penitentiary
Let me out
Please, Mr. Jailer
don't you make no lifer
out of me
Please, Mr. Jailer
won't you let my baby
go free?
Ah, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Let my man go free
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Don't make no lifer
out of me