Dr Feelgood
Riot In Cell Block N° 9
On July the 2nd, 1953
I was serving time for armed robbery
Four o'clock in 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 no. 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 back 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