"Riot In Cell Block No. 9" lyrics - THE ROBINS

On July the second, 1953
I was serving time in Tehachapi
Four o'clock in the morning, I was sleeping in my cell
I heard a whistle blow and I heard somebody yell

There's a riot going on, there's a riot going on
There's a riot going on up in cell block number 9
The trouble all started up in cell block number 4
It spread like fire across the prison floor

Warden came in with a big Tommy gun
Bang-bang-bang, trying to stop our fun
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"

Two-gun, Mathilda said, "It's too late to quit
Pass the dynamite Molly 'cause man, this fuse is lit"
They called the state militia to help them win the fight
Drove up to the prison in the middle of the night

Each and every trooper, he looked so tall and fine
All the chicks went crazy up in cell block number 9