There's a lot of strange men in cell Block 10
But the strangest of them all
Was a friend of mine
Who just spent his time staring at the wall
(Staring at the wall)

In his hand was a note that his gal had wrote
And it proved that crime don't pay
Twas the very same gal he robbed
And stole for name in her wedding day
(Name in her wedding day)

As he looked at the wall, so strong and tall
I could hear him softly curse
Nobody as tall, ever climbed that wall
But I'm gonna be the first
(I'm gonna be the first)

The warden walked by and said son don't try
I would hate to see you fall
There is no doubt they would carry you out
If you ever touch that wall
(Ever touch that wall)

A year's gone by since he made his try
But I can still recall
How hard he tried and the way he died
But he never made that wall
(Never made that wall)

There's never been a man ever, shook this can
But I know a man who tried
The newspapers called it a jailbreak plan
But I know it was suicide
Know it was suicide