Assault Battery lyrics

(Anderson/Cocks)

The charge was assault & battery

The judge said there`d be no bail

The charge was assault & battery

They dragged me off to jail



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

But there`s a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

And I`m just a workin` man, I`m just a workin` man



They took no notice of her tears

But they were gettin` drunk on her fear

I arrived in time to spare her fate

That little girl would feel no shame



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

There`s a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

I`m just a workin` man, I`m just a workin` man



The charge was assault & battery

The judge said there`d be no bail

The charge was assault & battery

And they dragged me off to jail



They turned on me mad, crazy and mean

I stole `em the cake, they were gonna cream

They leapt on me like a pack of dogs

Pullin` me down, they wanted me flogged



Punchin` and fightin` I got to my feet

Determined to leave their blood on the street

If I went down now they`d kick me to death

That sweet little girl would be left a wreck



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

There`s a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

I`ve been a workin` man, I`ve always been a workin` man



Their waitin` on me when I got out

And they stabbed me full of holes

It`s now a case of kill or be killed

Unwritten jungle law



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

There`s a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

I`m just a simple workin` man, I`m just a simple workin` man



The charge was assault & battery

The judge said there`d be no bail

The charge was assault & battery

Three years in the stinkin` jail



The charge was assault & battery

The charge was assault & battery

The charge was assault & battery