"Leroy" by Jack Scott

I KNOW A BOY WHO WAS NEVER BLUE 
NOW HE LIVES IN CELLBLOCK TWO 
I DONT KNOW JUST WHY HES BLUE... 
...LEROY... WHATD YOU DO 
 
LEROYS BACK IN JAIL AGAIN -2- 
I DONT KNOW WHY, WHY HES BLUE... 
...LEROY... WHATD YOU DO 
 
WENT TO THE JUDGE, DIG MAN WAIL 
IM HERE AND I GOT LEROYS BAIL 
JUDGE SAID SON, DONTCHA TELL ME NO TALE... 
...LEROY, HES GONNA STAY IN JAIL 
 
NOW, LEROY SAYS MAN, YOU TRIED THE BEST 
MAN, IM HERE GONNA TAKE A REST. 
IVE SEEN MINNY, SHES GOT THE BLUES... 
...SHE LET YOU WEAR MY LONG POINTED SHOES 
 
NOW, LEROYS HEART IS A BOWL OF HATE 
LEROY, HE JUST CANT GO STRAIGHT 
TELL MY MINNY, I CANT KEEP MY DATE... 
...IM GONNA BE BOUT SIX MONTHS LATE