I stood before the judge that day
F CAs he refused my bail
And I knew that I would spend my time
Awaiting trial in jail
CI said there is no justice
F CAs they led me out of the door
And the judge said, "This isn't a court of justice son
G CThis is a court of law".
C
They first sent me to Windsor
F CAnd then to Stoke on Trent
In a holding cell in Liverpool
GThree days and nights I spent
CMy solicitor can't find me
And my family don't know
F CI keep telling them that I'm innocent
G C C7They just say, "Come on son, in you go."
F C
I was picked up on suspicion of something I haven't done
Here I sit in 'F' wing waiting for my trial to come
F C FIt's a cruel unusual punishment that society demands
C G CInnocent till proven guilty, rotting on remand
F C G C A7
I ended up in this jail
G DBuilt in 18-82
When one man to one prison cell
Was a Victorian value
DNow three of us are squeezed in here
G DAnd you can't escape the smell
Of that bucket in the corner
A DAnd we eat in here as well
They let me out of this cage
G DTo slop that bucket out
To get my food and bring it back
AAnd if I'm lucky, get a shower
DApart from one hours exercise
I'm locked in here all day
G DYou don't turn criminals into citizens
A D D7By treating them this way
G D
Is the prize of law and order the stench of Wormwood Scrubs
With judges quick to sentence sending more down from above
G D GIt's a cruel unusual punishment that society demands
D A DInnocent till proven guilty, rotting on remand G D A D ...
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