Riot In Cell Block No 9 — Dr. Feelgood

(leiber/stoller)

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 number nine

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 number nine

The warden said "come out with your hands up in the air If you don't stop this riot (or: you gonna start a 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 number nine

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 number nine