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hey mr. policeman
i've seen you in my neighborhood
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hey mr. policeman
i've seen you in my neighborhood
i should have stayed in harlem
then i heard a policeman say
i think we should disarm him
i should have stayed in harlem
then i heard a policeman say
i think we should disarm him
the only good news is that he's going to be o.k. got a bomb in my stomach but i'm dreaming that one day
i'll be going to a policeman's xmas party
have a couple beers get funky on the dance floor
the only good news is that he's going to be o.k. got a bomb in my stomach but i'm dreaming that one day
i'll be going to a policeman's xmas party
have a couple beers get funky on the dance floor
take these handcuffs offa my hands
have a little mercy mr. policeman
it's a sad situation but it ain't no crime
take these handcuffs offa my hands
have a little mercy mr. policeman
it's a sad situation but it ain't no crime
i woke up in a soho doorway
a policeman knew my name
he said you can go sleep at home tonight
i woke up in a soho doorway
a policeman knew my name
he said you can go sleep at home tonight
don't forget to thank the fireman
the policeman
when your world's going out of control
don't forget to thank the fireman
the policeman
when your world's going out of control
the big twelve wheeler shook my bed
you can't stay here" the policeman said. you'd better get born in some place else. so move along
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the big twelve wheeler shook my bed
you can't stay here" the policeman said. you'd better get born in some place else. so move along
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you've got to humanise yourself
a policeman put on his uniform
he'd like to have a gun just to keep him warm
you've got to humanise yourself
a policeman put on his uniform
he'd like to have a gun just to keep him warm
hey
well i stopped and flagged me down a state policeman
i said
hey
well i stopped and flagged me down a state policeman
i said
ask mi 'bout jamaica
whether policeman and soldier
nuh stop charge man fi murda so
ask mi 'bout jamaica
whether policeman and soldier
nuh stop charge man fi murda so
kill the stain inside our heads
tell the policeman to give up
we live in defiance of empty times
kill the stain inside our heads
tell the policeman to give up
we live in defiance of empty times
how he used to love me so
the policeman is waiting outside in the corridor
he speaks to her as to a child
how he used to love me so
the policeman is waiting outside in the corridor
he speaks to her as to a child
you lie with every man in town
sold some to the policeman
the neighbors raised a grudge
you lie with every man in town
sold some to the policeman
the neighbors raised a grudge
believe in slogans
kill policeman
say it's 'freedom'
believe in slogans
kill policeman
say it's 'freedom'
make the police on high speeds
policeman got me on the run
knowin' damn well that i'm not the one
make the police on high speeds
policeman got me on the run
knowin' damn well that i'm not the one
took him to the station thinking it was damned
mister policeman
i am just a man
took him to the station thinking it was damned
mister policeman
i am just a man
took him to the station thinking it was damned
mister policeman
i am just a man
took him to the station thinking it was damned
mister policeman
i am just a man
like a beetle on his back i've got to get back on track
or a policeman on the take
weighted down in a lake
like a beetle on his back i've got to get back on track
or a policeman on the take
weighted down in a lake
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i'm the policeman
nobody moves
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i'm the policeman
nobody moves