Greene, Jackie - About Cell Block No.9 lyrics

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Well, I used to be an angel<br />

I guess my wings got torn<br />

I ain't seen nothing but bad luck and trouble<br />

Ever since that I've been born<br />

Ever since that I've been born<br />

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And I used to have a best friend<br />

A girl for to be my bride<br />

I had everything that a man could want<br />

I believed, I was satisfied<br />

I believed, I was satisfied<br />

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But as I come home one evening<br />

The moon was hanging high<br />

I felt something wrong, something must be going on<br />

And a black cat passed me by, yeah<br />

A black cat passed me by<br />

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I peeked on through my keyhole<br />

Now tell me what did I see?<br />

I saw my gal and my best friend<br />

In a bed that belonged to me, oh<br />

A bed that belonged to me<br />

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So I went and grabbed my shotgun<br />

You know how the story goes<br />

Gonna find me on a chain, digging ditches in the rain<br />

I'll be wearing them county clothes, Lord<br />

I'll be wearing them county clothes<br />

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Well, the jury found me guilty<br />

I heard that gavel sound<br />

And the only friend who would have thrown my bail<br />

Was six feet underground<br />

I fill six feet underground<br />

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Oh Lord, I'm feeling lowdown<br />

And nothing to call mine<br />

Gonna spend my days, wasting all away<br />

In cell block #9, oh<br />

A cell block #9, alright