Baptism in the Death House

[Verse 1]

Roy Settles and his buddies were all licked and beat

Just a-wastin' away in the SCSP

They couldn't stand the thought of livin' their whole life behind bars

So they plotted their escape in the prison yard

[Verse 2]

They stormed the guardhouse with a wooden gun and smashed a few heads

Well, when the warden heard, he called the National Guard

They surrounded Roy Settles and his crew

They shot a can of tear gas through a broken windowpane

Killed the captain in the chaos that ensued

Put their hands up and surrendered as they choked upon the fumes

[Verse 3]

Their brief adventure ended, pretty soon they'd hear the news

The judge was handing down a sentence

They'd be going to the death house now

[Verse 4]

On the eve of execution, countin' down the hours till dawn

Roy Settles felt a burnin' in his heart

He wasn't ready to die till he made peace with his Lord

So the jailer went and rang a preacher call

He repented, and the men began to sing in the face of death

[Verse 5]

Five men went to Jesus, but the sixth man spit

As he smoked cigarettes and chewed on bubble gum

He hissed as he said, he's no more than a dog

And after this there's just a black and endless sleep

[Verse 6]

He looked a little nervous as the current was applied

Roy Settles and the other boys just smiled at the light

Next stop, final destination, the infernal date with Satan

They gathered 'round and sang as one

"May God be with you till we meet again"