Lyrics:

July The Second, It Was Nineteen Sixty-Three
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 Number 9

the Riot Started Down In Cell Block Number 4
spread Like Wild Fire Across The Prison Floor
scar-Face 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 Number 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 Number 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 Number 9