All right, ooh yeah

got in a little trouble at the county seat

lawd, they put me in the jail house

for loafing on the street

when the judge heard the verdict, I was a guilty man

he said forty-five dollars or thirty days in the can

said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son

you can take your choice, you're twenty-one

no money down, no credit plan

no time to chase you cause I'm a busy man

fourty days in the jailhouse, four days on the road

I was feeling mighty hungry, my feet a heavy load

saw a greyhound coming stuck up my thumb

before I got to my seat, the driving caught my arm

said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son

this old gray dog gets paid to run

when the engine starts, lawd, the wheels won't roll

give me cash on the barrelhead, I'll take you down the road

said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son

you can take your choice, you're twenty-one

no money down, no credit plan

no time to chase you cause I'm a busy man

no time to chase you cause I'm a busy man