"Welcome to Our Prison Block"
Disclaimer: "Welcome to the Forty Thieves" originally written by Randy Peterson and Kevin Quinn.
CR-S01 belongs to Atlus. All Ace Attorney characters copyright to Capcom.
Author's Note: I just couldn't get the image of the previous series murderers welcoming Blackquill to their cell block. As for CR-S01's guest appearance, it's my personal headcanon that he and Blackquill met in prison and bonded over the fact they're professionals who don't stop performing their jobs despite being incarcerated. And…you know, the fact that neither one did what they were accused of. Blackquill and CR-S01 are the only ones mentioned here who are innocent of crimes.
[Yanni Yogi]
Congratulations, bub
[Luke Atmey]
You've joined the club!
[Redd White]
And everybody here agrees!
[Convicts]
We've got the finest blend
Of nearly honest men!
Welcome to our prison block!
A fraternity of thugs that you can trust
There's nothing up our striped sleeves!
[Dane Gustavia]
Got lots of grub to share!
[Jay Elbird]
Pull up an easy chair!
[Convicts]
Welcome to our prison block!
[Keyes]
Now you can openly lie!
[Sirhan Dogen]
Never have to make an alibi!
[Convicts]
But we always aim to please!
[CR-S01]
Care for one another!
[Jacques Portsman]
You'll never miss your mother!
[Convicts]
This Dark Age of Law
Firsthand we saw!
Out there, they do whatever they please!
[Lance Amano]
But if you like to burke,
[Ernest Amano]
You're gonna love this burg!
[All]
Welcome to our prison block!
Welcome to our prison block!
[Blaise Debeste]
Together, we're the perfect team
Corruption is in our genes
Dare to share this family dream?
[Damon Gant]
Smile when you wake up,
Being Esau instead of Jacob!
[Convicts]
As an honorary member of the gang
Cause no one alive ever leaves!
[Sahwit]
You gotta duck and squeak!
[Engarde]
Or else your future's bleak!
[Tigre]
We gotta lifetime contract
That youse bound to keep!
[All]
You wanna save your skin,
You better fit right in!
Wel-wel-wel-come,
Wel-wel-wel-come to the prison block!
Final notes:
Gant's joke is basically me trying to do a retelling of Satan's line "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." The murderers, especially the ones who were respected before they were revealed to be corrupt like Blaise and Gant, are telling Blackquill essentially, "You go, boy" because they think (like everyone else) that Blackquill skewered an innocent woman with a sword. And of course the song has the overt threats.
"Esau instead of Jacob" is simply referring to the line, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." Spoken by God. Gant's simply saying that being reviled is OK.
