Lyrics Riot in Cell Block #9 - The Coasters
July
the
second,
it
was
1963
I
was
servin'
time
for
armed
robbery
Four
o'clock
in
the
mornin',
I
was
layin'
back
in
my
cell
I
heard
the
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
Down
in
cell
block
# 9
The
riot
started
down
in
cell
block
# 4
Spread
like
wild
fire
across
the
prison
floor
Scarface
Jones
said,
"It's
too
late
to
quit
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
Down
in
cell
block
# 9
Y'all
gotta
stop
that
stuff
goin'
on
over
there
If
ya
don't
stop
that
riot,
y'all
gonna
get
the
chair
I
said,
"Hey
now
boys,
get
ready
to
run
Here
come
the
warden
with
an
automatic
gun"
There's
a
riot
goin'
on
There's
a
riot
goin'
on
There's
a
riot
goin'
on
Down
in
cell
block
# 9
In
the
forty
seventh
hour
The
tear
gas,
it
got
our
men
We
are
all
back
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
Down
in
cell
block
# 9
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