Well listen to me, you young hoods, this is some advice
You do the crime, you`re payin the price
Cause if you`re in the drug spots, sellin crack on the block
Snatchin chains, bustin brains, like a real hardrock
If you ever hear a cop say you`re under arrest
Go out just like a trooper, stick out your chest
Cause you might have been robbin, you might have been whylin
But you won`t be smilin on Riker`s ISLAND
Just to hear the name it makes your spine tingle
This is a jungle where the murderers mingle
This ain`t a place that`s crowded but there`s room for you
Whether you`re white or you`re black, you`ll be black and blue
Cause in every cellblock, there is a hardrock
with a real nice device that`s called a sock lock
Don`t ever get caught in a crime my friend
Cause this bus trip is not to Adventure`s Inn
They have a nice warm welcome, for new inmates
Razors, and shanks, and sharp edged plates
Posses will devour, punks with power
After the shower it`s, rush hour
So watch your back before you get sacked
These a bunch of maniacs that`s about to attack
If you`re a hustlin pro, keep a low profile`n
Cause you won`t be smilin on Riker`s ISLAND
C-74, adolescents at war
Put your ear to the floor, you can hear the roar
They take you out of BC, they now found you a cage
All eyes are glued to you like you`re up on stage
If you`re soft as a leaf, don`t get into a beef
And God be with you chief if you got gold teeth
Some try to be hard, front and say I`m God
Don`t know a lesson say a blessin, you`re gonna get scared
(Yo call the C.O.) That won`t be necessary
He`ll watch him beat you down, and take your commissary
Inside the lunchroom, you meet your doom
Someone is lookin at your sharper than a tablespoon
Use your hands like a man, don`t go out like a chump
Never `fess, bench press so that you can be pumped
If you don`t got a game, you get beaten as lame
And scared as a mouse in a house of pain
So to all the jailbirds that listen to hip-hop
Move your pelvis like Elvis do the Jailhouse Rock
You might be coolin, you might be stylin
But you won`t be smilin on Riker`s ISLAND
If you`re on a drug tip, don`t be a Dumbo
Police investigate like Columbo if they think you`re sellin jumbo
But don`t get me wrong, it might be your thing
Whether smilin on the Island, or singin in Sing-Sing
The way you`re takin pictures and you`re givin a smile
Cheerin, the priveledge for a long long while
So keep your money pilin, keep profilin
Cause ahh, you won`t be smilin on Riker`s Island
