Harlan Howard - The Wall lyrics

There's a lot of strange men in cell block ten But the strangest of them all Was a friend of mine who spent his time Staring at the wall Staring at the wall In his hand was a note that his gal had wrote Proving crime don't pay Was the very same gal he robbed and stole for Namin' their wedding day Namin' their wedding day As he looked at the wall So strong and tall I heard him softly curse Nobody at all ever climbed that wall But I'm going to be the first I'm going to be the first Then the warden walked by and said son don't try I'd hate to see you fall Because there is no doubt they'll carry you out If you ever touch that wall If you ever touch that wall Well a years gone by since he made his try But I can still recall How hard he tried and the way he died But he never made that wall He never made that wall Well there's never been a man who shook this camp But I knew a man who tried The newspapers called it a jailbreak plan But I know it was suicide I know it was suicide