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Riot in Cell Block N. 9‎

The Robins
Lingua: Inglese


The Robins


On July second, 1953,‎
I was serving time for armed robbery
‎'Bout four in the morning‎
I was sleepin' in my cell
I heard a whistle blow
I heard somebody yell

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block n. 9‎

The trouble started in cell block n. 4‎
It spread like fire across the prison floor
I said "Come on boys, get ready to run -‎
Here comes the warden with a tommy gun"‎

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block n. 9‎

The warden said
‎"Come out with your hands up in the air‎
If you don't stop this riot
You're all gonna get the chair"‎
Scarface Jones said, "It's too late to quit
And pass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit"‎

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block n. 9‎

The ninety-second hour
The tear gas got our men
Crawled in our cells
But every now and then...‎

There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
There's a riot goin' on
Up in cell block n. 9‎



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