Nobody Knows But Me Lyrics - Hank Snow

Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues till you get within four walls 

And the jailerman turns that big black key that's when your spirit falls 

Then you drag yourself up to the bars and while you gaze out at the stars 

This is what you say 

Why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me 

There on the outside you all can laugh I don't need your sympathy 

For after I'm paid for the liquor I've sold 

Gonna leave this place worth my weight in gold 

So why did I stray from the rightous path nobody knows but me 

[ dobro ] 

When you realize that you're all alone sittin' in a two-by-four 

That little cell is just a taste of hell if you ain't been there before 

Well you're locked up tight but they treat you fair 

You get everything that you need in there 

That's just why I say 

Why did I stray from the rightous path...