Mickey Mouse is in prison, connected with a chain to six other prisoners as they are led out to the yard for hard labor. He keeps a cheery grin, banging on the iron ball and singing, until the
prison guard,
Peg-Leg Pete, tells him to shut up. The prisoners break rocks, but when the guard falls asleep at his post, Mickey plays
Vernon Dalhart's "
The Prisoner's Song" on his harmonica. The other prisoners join in with the song, singing and using their implements as instruments. One of the inmates dances to the tune of
Felix Mendelssohn's "
Spring Song", but when he spits on the guard, Pete wakes up and whistles for help. This starts a
prison riot, and the guards shoot at the prisoners. Mickey uses a seesaw to fly over the prison wall, and escapes into the nearby woods. Mickey is chased into a swamp by a guard accompanied by two bloodhounds, and tries to get away by riding a pair of horses. With the horses out of control, Mickey flies off a cliff, which happens to be right above the prison. He falls through the roof into a cell, where two inmates happily sing "
We're Here Because We're Here". Mickey joins in for the final iris out. == Legacy ==