Walls of Redwing G C G Oh the age of the inmates, I remember quite freely D G No younger than twelve, no older 'n seventeen C G Thrown in like bandits and cast off like criminals C G D G All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing From the dirty old messhall, you march to the brick wall Too weary to talk and too tired to sing And its all afternoon you remember your hometown All inside the walls, the walls of redwing Oh the gates are cast iron and the walls are barb wire Stay far from the fence where the electricity sting And it's keep down your head and stay in your number All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing Oh it's farethewell to the deep hall of dungeon Farewell to the boardwalk that takes you to the screen Farewell to the minutes they threaten you with it All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing It's may a guard that stands around smilin' Holding his club, like he was a king Hopin' to catch you behind the wood pilin' All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing The night aimed shadows through the crossbar windows And the wind punched hard to make the wall siding sing It's many a night I pretended to be a-sleepin' All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing As the rain rattled heavy on the bunkhouse shingles And the sounds of the night, they made my ears ring 'Til the keys of guards clicked the tune of the mornin' All inside the grounds of the walls of redwing instrumental Oh some of us will wind up in Saint Cloud Prison And some of us will end up to be lawyers and things And some of us will stand to meet you on your crossroads From inside the grounds of the walls of redwing