San Quentin you've been livin' hell to me

You've hosted me since nineteen sixty three

I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen them die

And long ago I stopped askin' why

San Quentin what good do you think you do

Do you think I'll be different when you're through

You bent my heart and mind and you work my soul

And your stone walls turn my blood a little cold

As the racker may your rottin' burn in hell

May alls fall and may I live to tell

May all the world forget you ever stood

As the whole world will regret you did no good

San Quentin you've been livin' hell to me