[Chorus]
Wino Skid Row Joe some on vagrancy
They've got all kinds in the Boston jail now they've got me

[Verse 1]
In the county jail in old Boston they've got all kinds you see
From all walks of life they come all lost their liberty
Now some's got wives just outside a waitin' for their return
Long timers short timers and some a waitin' to burn

[Chorus]
Wino Skid Row Joe some on vagrancy
They've got all kinds in the Boston jail now they've got me

[Verse 2]
Now some will say yesterday I really had the jack
But paper and pen got me locked in them checks come a bouncin' back
And late at night when the lights go out they tell their tales of woe
About old friends and places they've been and where they'd like to go

[Chorus]
Wino Skid Row Joe some on vagrancy
They've got all kinds in the Boston jail now they've got me

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[Verse 3]
But it's too late that one mistake condemns them to a cell
Where every dream's a forgotten thing and each day's a living hell
Listen guys if you're wise from this town you'll run
Or soon you'll find you're a pullin' time in the jail in old Boston

[Chorus x2]
Wino Skid Row Joe some on vagrancy
They've got all kinds in the Boston jail now they've got me