A 1911 popular song. Words by Paul West. Music by Nat D. Ayer.
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Lyrics
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I’d rather go to jail, boy
I’d rather go to jail
I’d rather stay there
Spend night and day there
Nobody on my bail
I know it is confining
And it makes you rather pale
But a face like that in a four room flat
I’d rather go to jail
Performance
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