dirty davey

levellers

dirty davey's down the front

he's met the coppers there

they'll take you in 'cause they hate your skin

and you're dragged away by the hair

it's a kick in the head and a prison bed

and you tell me it's the law

well davey's out on two weeks bail

and he's down the town to score

when it all falls in and he's pinned by the chin

and they've busted every floor

it's a kick in the head and a prison bed

and you tell me it's the law

davey's down the old gray squat

and he's lying with his lass

brick through the pane and he's out on the lane

with the bailiffs and the glass

it's a kick in the head and a prison bed

and you tell me it's the law

the court comes up on a monday morning

and davey's in the dock

he can't stop his tears when he gets two years

and he can't turn back the clock

it's a kick in the head and a prison bed

and you tell me it's the law

well davey's had it up to here

banging his head on the wall

so he's tied his pants to the prison bars

and he's hung till he's clear of it all

it's a kick in the head and a prison bed

and you tell me it's the law

there's a law for the rich and a law for the poor

and a law for dirty davey

his body's gone but his soul lives on

here's to you dirty davey

it's a kick in the head and a prison bed

and you tell me it's the law

corrupt

corrupt from the bottom to the top

and you tell me it's the law

corrupt

corrupt from the bottom to the top

and you tell me it's the law

corrupt

corrupt from the bottom to the top

and you tell me it's the law

corrupt

corrupt from the bottom to the top

and you tell me it's the law