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It was December the sixth 1983 |
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I was doin' time for armed robbery |
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At four in the morning, I was sitting in my cell |
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I heard a whistle blow, and I heard somebody yell |
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There's a riot going on |
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There's a riot going on |
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There's a riot going on |
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Up in cell block number nine |
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Our warden said Come out with your hands up in the air |
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If you don't stop this riot you're all gonna get the chair |
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And Scarface Jones said It's too late to quit |
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Pass the dynamite, don't you give me any shit |
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There's a riot going on |
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There's a riot going on |
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There's a riot going on |
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Up in cell block number nine |
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On the 47th hour the nerve gas got our men |
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We're all back in our cells but every now and then |
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There's a riot going on |
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There's a riot going on |
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There's a riot going on |
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Up in cellblock number nine |
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Up in cellblock number nine |
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Up in cellblock number nine |
