Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song for a neighborhood party after I learned of Jeanne's "incident". All the details are true, except for the names of the other inmates...
Song Description
Rockabilly song about a middle-aged woman spending the night in jail for getting obstinate at a bar.
| Song Length |
3:40 |
Genre |
Country - Rockabilly, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Affable |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I heard about a little trouble going down
Some altercation, was happening in town
Down at the local bar, there's people millin' round
Went to the jailhouse, and this is what I found
Bobby Sue got caught ... selling heroin
And Flo's doing time for shootin' her old man
Come on over, so we can all hear
What's a pretty girl like you doing here?
"Went to the bar, without my ID"
"Some big bouncer started picking on me"
"I told the cops, they could go **** themselves"
"Knocked a pitcher of beer off the shelf, yeah"
Chorus:
Jeanne's in the Big House, Baby
Mitch is watchin' kids and sleeping all alone
Jeanne's in the Big House, Baby
Daddy, don't you know when mommy's comin' home
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Flo says, "Yeah, I guess you're allright"
"How'd you like to share a cot tonight?"
Jeanne says, "I think I'm gonna pass"
"And why don't you and Bobby Sue both kiss my ... Yeah"
Repeat Chorus
Sunday morning, Mitch springs Jeanne free
Says "let's get home before the kids start missing me"
Jeanne says goodbye to Flo and Bobby Sue
Says "Mitch just drive me home and keep your mouth shut too, yeah
Repeat Chorus