Holloway Jail

They took my baby to Holloway jail

They took my baby, down Holloway jail

She was a lady when she went in

Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell

She was just succeeding in the city

She was just beginning to excel

And then a spiv named Frankie Simes

Led her to a life of crime

And led her on the downward trail

Frankie came home late from work one evening

The C.I.D. were hot on his trail

Frankie promised everything

And then he went and turned her in

She went and took the rap for him

Now she's impaled in Holloway jail

They took my baby, down Holloway jail

They took my baby to Holloway jail

There ain't no pity, there ain't no bail

And she assures me that it's living hell

She was young and ever so pretty

Now she looks so old and pale

She never sees the day

She wastes her life away

Sitting in that prison cell

They took my baby to Holloway jail

They locked my baby in Holloway jail

She was a lady when she went in

Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell

She's impaled in Holloway jail