Lyrics:

Quick Joey Small went over the wall
With a ball and a chain behind him
Quick Joey Small went over the wall
Sent the dogs right out to find him

In a striped prison suit
With no room to move
He headed for the highway
With his chain still draggin'
He thumbed down a wagon
Said, 'Man, are you going my way?'
And they say, now

Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
The hounds are on your trail
(Jump up, jump back)
Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
They're gonna send you back to jail

Sheriff got a shotgun (He do)
He'll fill you full of lead, son (It's true)
He also got a blackjack (He's mad)
He'll bust your head with one wack
Here I go, now

Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
The hounds are on your trail

Sweet Mary Jane was a-goin' insane
When she heard of Joey's jailbreak
But she knew all the while
'Cause she sent him a file
Baked inside a fudge cake
And they say, now

Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
The hounds are on your trail
(Jump up, jump back)
Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
They're gonna send you back to jail

Oh, Sheriff Jack Banes was a-light on brains
But he knew one thing for sure
He took some toughs and a pair of handcuffs
And headed straight for Mary Jane's door
And they say, now

Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
The hounds are on your trail
(Run, run, Jo, Jo)
Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
They're gonna send you back to jail
(Oh, yeah, Joey)

Run, Joey, Joey, run, run
The hounds are on your trail
(Jump up, jump back, man)
Run, Joey, Joey, run, run (Come on)...