In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio had this to say:
“This track didn’t feature Vinnie, Claude, or Jimmy Bain. At that time, it was just the brand-new 16-year-old guitarist, Rowan Robertson, and I. Simon Wright came to play drums; Teddy...
In the houses of the holy
To the middle of the mystic sea
At the cradle of the world
There's a black cat screaming
And it's not even midnight, no
At the cradle of the world
They're screaming for sanctuary
They're screaming at you
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now there's a cloud over heaven
And a pain out of paradise
In your corner of the world
Turn your back on the children
Does it feel like it's colder
In your corner of the world
They're screaming for sanctuary
They're screaming at you
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves
Don't you let them get away
Lock up the wolves before you play
Or it's over
Lock up the wolves
Now don't you let them get away
Don't you let them get away
There's no back door to heaven
Just a front door to hell
In this corner of the world
Now if you turn your back on the children
Well, you'll feel it getting colder
In your corner of the world
They're screaming for sanctuary
They're screaming at you
Lock up the wolves, yeah
Lock up the wolves, lock them up
Lock Up the Wolves was written by Jimmy Bain & Rowan Robertson & Dio.
Lock Up the Wolves was produced by Tony Platt & Dio.
Dio released Lock Up the Wolves on Tue May 15 1990.