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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