<P> The song has been covered many times , most frequently with Jimmie Rodgers ' version . Artists who have sung it include Tommy Duncan , Webb Pierce , Pink Anderson , Johnny Cash , Jim Jackson , Leon Russell , Mother McCree 's Uptown Jug Champions ( featuring Jerry Garcia ) , Merle Haggard , Doc Watson , Prism , Suzy Bogguss ( with Chet Atkins ) , and Tim Blake Nelson with The Soggy Bottom Boys in the film and soundtrack for O Brother , Where Art Thou ? . It was also one of the first songs learned by a teenage Joan Baez . The song shows up under different titles including `` He 's in the Jailhouse Now , '' and some versions use the line `` She 's in the graveyard now '' in the chorus . </P>
who sang in the jailhouse now in o'brother where art thou
Tim Blake Nelson with The Soggy Bottom Boys