Riot In Cell Block #9

On July 7th uh 1963

I was serving time for armed robbery

At 3:00 in the morning

I was asleep in my cell

When I heard A whistle blow

And I heard something else

Chorus

There's a riot going on

There's a riot going on

There's a riot going on

Up in cell block #9

The trouble started in cell block #4

It spread like fire

In Folsom Prison

I said OK Boys

In A minute you run

Because here comes the warden

With A diamond gun

Chorus

There's a riot going on

There's a riot going on

There's a riot going on

Up in cell block #9

At 3:00 in thе morning

A guy with tear gas came in

But we'rе all back in our cells

But every now and then

Chorus

There's a riot going on

There's a riot going on

There's a riot going on

Up in

Up in cell block #9