Glad I'm not sitting In the Shelby County Jail Far from my home No money for my bail Glad I'm not stranded In a Shelby County cell There may not be a heaven But I know that there's a hell Just spent one night there It was the first week of May Told me I was vagrant 'Cause my pockets had no pay Just spent the night there Didn't have to pay no fine They hoped I learned my lesson And they dumped me at the line Repeat Verses 1 & 2