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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
E-A-Ski
E-A-Ski
Composer
Mark Ogleton
Mark Ogleton
Composer
O'Shea Jackson
O'Shea Jackson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Producer
E-A-Ski
E-A-Ski
Producer
Rich Costey
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Fred Maher
Fred Maher
Engineer
Tony Dawsey
Tony Dawsey
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Attention all **** row's and **** ho
We've decided to rob this motherfucker the legal way
Not subjecting ourselves to become properly owned stock
In the penal system
In the justice system
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me (bad guy)
As the world turns, it burns while it's spinning
Coming to a fucked-up ending
I can't wait 'til the day everything in the hood is straight
And I can hit the pearly gates
Until then, the pen is unfair
Slave ships in the middle of nowhere (mama)
I let my god-damn hair grow (mama)
Bellin' in court, lookin' like a scarecrow
On Capitol Hill, they done passed a bill
Coming at me with a fucked-up deal (what?)
The judge gave me a 'L'
But y'all can't tell
I wait and cry in my cell
Convicted negro, superhero
Speaker of the house
Hate the lyrics in my mouth
Bitches in the south showin' ass (hmm)
Mix-a-Lot, got ho's puttin' titties on the glass (hmm)
We blast in the west for example
And rap about this shit over funkadelic samples
Yo' babies see me kill a fool on TV (Westside!)
And straight call me a G
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Thinkin' of illegal ways to get paid
But it ain't shit, got to be legit
In South Central, LA
You can buy your game from the CIA, hey-hey
In South Central, LA
You can buy your game from the CIA, baby
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Thinkin' of illegal ways to get paid
But it ain't shit, got to be legit
When the evil outweighs the good
And you only give a fuck about the bucks
The Earth will self-destruct (bitch)
Fuck the ozone layer, bitch, I'm a player (bitch)
Plus we got a black Mayor
I get sex when I show flex (boom)
Port Bay Rolex (boom)
Which ho is next?
Treat you like a piece of meat, not a mate
Calling you a ho 'cause I'm fucking on the first date (hm)
My world is a one-mile radius (hm)
I swear, every other hood is the shadiest (hm)
Could the Crips and Bloods be all rotten
When the trilateral commission is plottin'?
What you gonna do when the Earth erupts?
Some **** gettin' nuts outta Styrofoam cups (punk)
Fool, you want Monster Swoll
But won't even think about, socking Bob Dole (punk)
Asshole from the Senate
How can you relate to a project tennant?
Mother fuck you and the Department of Corrections
Trying to get a section of this Westside connection
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Thinkin' of illegal ways to get paid
But it ain't shit, got to be legit
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
Thinkin' of illegal ways to get paid
But it ain't shit, got to be legit
In South Central, LA
You can buy your game from the CIA, hey-hey
In South Central, LA
You can buy your game from the CIA, baby
Just because you gotta stay
You ain't gotta rot away
We gon' come and get you one day (yeah)
Just because you gotta stay
You ain't gotta rot away
We gon' come and get you one day
Just because you gotta stay
You ain't gotta rot away
We gon' come and get you one day
Just because you gotta stay
You ain't gotta rot away
We gon' come and get you one day
(Penitentiary) penitentiary (penitentiary, penitentiary)
Written by: E-A-Ski, Mark Ogleton, O'Shea Jackson, Shon L. Adams
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