Riot in Cell Block #9-The Robins/The "5" Royales

Riot in Cell Block #9 - The Robins On July second 1953 I was serving time for armed robbery At four in the morning I was sleepin' in my cell I heard a whistle blow Then 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 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