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