Way Downtown

Doc Watson

[Chorus]
Way downtown, foolin' around
Took me to the jail
Oh me, and it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail

[Verse 1]
It was late last night when Willie came home
I heard him a-rapping on the door
He is a-slipping and a-sliding with his new shoes on
Papa said Willie don't you rap no more

[Chorus]
Way downtown, foolin' around
They took me to the jail
Oh me, and it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail

[Instrumental Break]
(Oh, ain't it sweet, that fiddlin')
(Let's hear you now, Les)

[Verse 2]
I wish I was over at my sweet Sally's house
Sittin' in that big armchair
One arm around my old guitar
And the other one around my dear

[Chorus]
Way downtown, foolin' around
Took me to the jail
Oh me, and it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail

[Instrumental Break]
(Get it, Doc)
(Take another one)

[Verse 3]
Well, it's one old shirt is about all I got
And a dollar is all that I crave
'Cause I brought nothing with me into this old world
And ain't a-gonna take nothing to my grave

[Chorus]
Way downtown, foolin' around
Took me to the jail
Oh me, and it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail

[Instrumental Break]
(Now toot that harmonica a little there)
(Let me hear that banjo too)

[Chorus]
Way downtown, foolin' around
They took me to the jail
Oh me, and it's oh my
Ain't no one to go my bail

Trivia about the song Way Downtown by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

When was the song “Way Downtown” released by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band?
The song Way Downtown was released in 1972, on the album “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”.
Who composed the song “Way Downtown” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band?
The song “Way Downtown” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was composed by Doc Watson.

Most popular songs of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Other artists of Country & western