Levellers - Dirty davey lyrics

(Nick Burbridge)

Dirty Davey's down the front and he's met the coppers there

They'll be taking you in cos they hate your skin

And he's dragged away by the hair

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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'vve rusted every floor

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Davey's down the old grey squat

And he's lying with his lass

When there's a brick through the pane

ANd he's out on the lane

With the bailiffs and the glass

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The court comes up on Monday morning and Davey's in the dock

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

And you can't turn back the clock

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Well Davey's had it up to here

Banging his head on the wall

So he tied his pants to the prison bars

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

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There's a law for the rich and a lwa for the poor

And a law for Dirty Davey

His body's gone but his soul lives on

Here's to you Dirty Davey

Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top

And you tell me it's the law

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