Riot in Cell Block No. 9

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On July the second, 1953 I was serving time in Tehachapi Four o'clock in the morning, I was sleeping in my cell I heard a whistle blow and I heard somebody yell There's a riot going on, there's a riot going on There's a riot going on up in cell block number 9 The trouble all started up in cell block number 4 It spread like fire across the prison floor Warden came in with a big Tommy gun Bang-bang-bang, trying to stop our fun 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" Two-gun, Mathilda said, "It's too late to quit Pass the dynamite Molly 'cause man, this fuse is lit" They called the state militia to help them win the fight Drove up to the prison in the middle of the night Each and every trooper, he looked so tall and fine All the chicks went crazy up in cell block number 9