Walls Of Red Wing Lyrics - Bob Dylan

Oh, the age of the inmates 

I remember quite freely: 

No younger than twelve, 

No older 'n seventeen. 

Thrown in like bandits 

And cast off like criminals, 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

From the dirty old mess hall 

You march to the brick wall, 

Too weary to talk 

And too tired to sing. 

Oh, it's all afternoon 

You remember your home town, 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

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Oh, the gates are cast iron 

And the walls are barbed wire. 

Stay far from the fence 

With the 'lectricity sting. 

And it's keep down your head 

And stay in your number, 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

Oh, it's fare thee well 

To the deep hollow dungeon, 

Farewell to the boardwalk 

That takes you to the screen. 

And farewell to the minutes 

They threaten you with it, 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

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It's many a guard 

That stands around smilin', 

Holdin' his club 

Like he was a king. 

Hopin' to get you 

Behind a wood pilin', 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

The night aimed shadows 

Through the crossbar windows, 

And the wind punched hard 

To make the wall-siding sing. 

It's many a night I pretended to be a-sleepin', 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

As the rain rattled heavy 

On the bunk-house shingles, 

And the sounds in the night, 

They made my ears ring. 

'Til the keys of the guards 

Clicked the tune of the morning, 

Inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing. 

Oh, some of us'll end up 

In St. Cloud Prison, 

And some of us'll wind up 

To be lawyers and things, 

And some of us'll stand up 

To meet you on your crossroads, 

From inside the walls, 

The walls of Red Wing.