The Durango Jail, it beats them all
For the bugs in the rugs
and the pictures on the walls
And it's hard times
In Durango Jail
it's hard times, boys
I wrote to my mother to
send me a knife
Cause the bugs are so big
that they threaten my life
And it's hard times in Durango jail
It's hard times, boys
I said it's hard times in Durango jail
Well, there's no one around
me to go my bail
And my girl's in Memphis
and she don't send no mail
It's hard times, boys
You get your coffee in an old tin cup
You won't put it down,
but you can drink it up
Oh, it's hard times in Durango jail
It's hard times, boys
I mean, it's hard times in Durango jail
Well, there's no one around
me to go my bail
And my girl's in Memphis
and she don't send no mail
It's hard times, boys
Sheriff, he's taken my very last cent
And all that he told me was,
thanks for the rant
Well, it's hard times in Durango jail
It's hard times, boys
I said, it's hard times in Durango jail
Well, there's no one around
me to go my bail
And my girl's in Memphis,
and she don't send no mail
It's hard times, boys
Six months' time wouldn't seem so long
If that girl of mine hadn't done me wrong
Oh, it's hard times in Durango jail
It's hard times, boys
Well, I mean it's hard
times in Durango jail
Well, there's no one around
me to dole my bail
And my girl's in Memphis
and she don't send no mail
It's hard times, boys
Hard times, boys