Deep inside this lonely prison Where the pleasures are so few Where the walls are strong and the days are long And there's nothin' new I learned to play the guitar And I'm doin' the best I can I guess I could be worse 'Cause I made the prison band I made the prison band Now there's ol' bashful Bill on the doghouse base Willie on the steel guitar He hails from Pocatello And he drags a pretty mean bar And back on the drums there's two-time Tom A rim shot tempo man The boys call me their singin' emcee 'Cause I made the prison band I made the prison band I'd been plannin' a break since Christmas I had the details all worked out But now I know that I ain't gonna go And there's no doubt I had my try-out Sunday And the outcome changed my plans I gotta rehearse for the Friday night show 'Cause I made the prison band I made the prison band Aah, aah there's ol' bashful Bill on the doghouse base Willie on the steel guitar And he hails from Pocatello and And he drags a pretty mean bar And back on the drums is two-time Tom A rim shot tempo man The boys call me their singin' emcee Since I made the prison band I made the prison band