There's a lot of strange men in cell block ten

But the strangest of them all

Was a friend of mine who spent his time

Staring at the wall

Staring at the wall As he looked at the wall

So strong and tall

You could hear him softly curse

Nobody at all ever climbed that wall

But I'm gonna be the first

I'm gonna be the first Well the warden walked by and said son don't try

I'd hate to see you fall

For there is no doubt they'll carry you out

If you ever touch that wall

If you ever touch that wall Well a years went by since .....that's the truth

Well a years gone (them mean bastards ain't they?)

Well a years 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 Well there's never been a man ever shook this can

But I knew a man who tried

The newspapers called it a jailbreak plan

But I know it was suicide

I know it was suicide