Tom: F
G
[Verse 1]
G C
Quick Joey Small went over the wall with a ball
G
and a chain behind him.
G Bb
Quick Joey Small went over the wall send
F G
the dogs right out to find him.
[Verse 2]
G
In a striped prision suit with no room to move he
C G
headed for the highway.
G Bb
With his chain still dragin' he thumbed down a
F G
wagon said, well, are you're goin my way?
[Chorus]
G Gm F
And they say, now, run Joey, Joey run, run, the hounds
G
are on your trail.
G Bb
Jump-up, jump-up, run Joey, Joey, run, run, they're
F G
gonna send you back to jail.
[Verse 2]
G Bb G
Sheriff got a shotgun, (he do) he'll fill you full of
F G
lead, son (it's true.)
G Gm Bb G
He also got a blackjack (he's mad) he'd bust your head
D
with one whack (here I go, now.)
[Chorus]
G Gm F G
Run Joey, Joey run, run, the hounds are on your trail.
[Verse 3]
G
Sweet Mary Jane was goin' insane when she heard of Joey's
Gm
jail break.
Gm G Bb
But she knew all the while 'cause she sent him a file
F G
baked inside a fudge cake.
[Chorus]
G Gm F
And they say, now, run Joey, Joey run, run, the hounds
G
are on your trail.
G Bb
Jump-up, jump-up, run Joey, Joey, run, run, they're
F G
gonna send you back to jail.
[Verse 4]
G Gm
Sheriff Jack Banes was light on brains but he knew one
thing for sure .
G Bb F
He took some toughs and a pair of handcuffs and headed straight
G
for Mary Jane's door.
[Chorus]
G Gm F
And they say, now, run Joey, Joey run, run, the hounds
G
are on your trail.
G Bb
Jump-up, jump-up, run Joey, Joey, run, run, they're
F G
gonna send you back to jail.
[Outro]
G Gm F
And they say, now, run Joey, Joey run, run, the hounds
G
are on your trail.
G Bb
Jump-up, jump-up, run Joey, Joey, run, run, they're
F G
gonna send you back to jail.
