my crime

i went to denver

late last fall

i went to do my job

yeah i didn't break any law

we worked a hippie place

like many in our land

they couldn't bust the place

and so they got the band

'cause the police in denver

no

they don't want none of them long hairs hanging around

and that's the reason why

they want to tear canned heat's reputation down

you people in denver

will know what i mean

yeah

the things i'm gonna tell ya

yeah

you've all heard and seen

you remember when a cop on the beat

used to rob and steal

today they're gone

but the others get it on

so you know just how i feel

'cause the police in denver

lord

they don't want none of them long hairs hanging around

and that's the reason why

they try to tear canned heat's reputation down

yeah

they try to tear it down

boy

they ain't gonna do it though

let me tell you this just one more time

just one more thing i wanna tell ya

before i go

it's a shame the man in denver

has to lie and mistreat people so

now six months ain't no sentence

one year ain't no time

when i hear from one to ten

it worries my troubled mind

'cause the police in denver

lord

don't want no long hairs around

and that's the reason why

they try to tear canned heat's reputation down