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 DR. FEELGOOD - Riot In Cell Block No. 9 Lyrics

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
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There's a riot goin' on
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There's a riot goin' on
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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
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There's a riot goin' on
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There's a riot goin' on
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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
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There's a riot goin' on
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There's a riot goin' on
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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
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There's a riot goin' on
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There's a riot goin' on
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Up in cell block number nine