Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Riot On Broad Street, artist - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Date of issue: 31.12.1999
Song language: English
Riot On Broad Street |
| My father once told this to me Bostons gritty history |
| Another ruthless battle |
| In a useless holy war |
| Handed down discrepancies |
| And tensions thatll never ease |
| One early afternoon on broad street |
| It blew up down there for sure |
| Broad streets just not broad enough |
| And you just dont love God enough |
| And if that isnt odd enough |
| Weve taken too much crap |
| Youve pushed us round the sod enough |
| Wee scrapped and rapped and jawed enough |
| Poked, provoked and prod enough |
| Somethings gonna snap |
| The boston fire fighting volunteers |
| On their way to fight a fire somewhere |
| Met with a funeral procession |
| Proceeding way too slow |
| A brownstone burns out of control |
| We need to lay to rest this soul |
| Loggerheads on broadstreet |
| Eye to eye and toe to toe |
| Broad streets just not broad enough |
| And you just dont love God enough |
| And if that isnt odd enough |
| Weve taken too much crap |
| Youve pushed us round the sod enough |
| Wee scrapped and rapped and jawed enough |
| Poked, provoked and prod enough |
| Somethings gonna snap |
| Riot down on broad street |
| Hand me a brick, a stick, a picket |
| Bottle, axe or cobblestone |
| Riot down on broad street |
| And if Im going down |
| Hell, Im not going down alone |
| I wont go down alone |
| And when the fight was over |
| They retired to the clover, |
| Silver dollar, thirsty scollar |
| Whatever pubs they had back then |
| The brownstone was in ashes |
| Broken bones and bloody gashes |
| And a casket sat on broad street |
| til the sun came up again |
| Broad streets just not broad enough |
| And you just dont love God enough |
| And if that isnt odd enough |
| Weve taken too much crap |
| Youve pushed us round the sod enough |
| Wee scrapped and rapped and jawed enough |
| Poked, provoked and prod enough |
| Somethings gonna snap |
| Riot down on broad street |
| Hand me a brick, a stick, a picket |
| Bottle, axe or cobblestone |
| Riot down on broad street |
| And if Im going down |
| Hell, Im not going down alone |
| And if Im going down |
| Hell, Im not going down alone |
| And if Im going down |
| Hell, Im not going down alone |
| Theres a riot down on broad street (x 4) |