| Well, it was Saturday night and it was getting kinda late
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| Willie said I got to get my head on straight
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| He went down to the poolroom and made him a buy
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| From an undercover agent in the FBI
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| He said police, police
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| Gimme a chance
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| I’m a victim of a circumstance
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| Take these handcuffs offa my hands
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| Have a little mercy Mr. Policeman
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| It’s a sad situation but it ain’t no crime
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| Being in the wrong place at the wrong time
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| Can’t ever tell when it might be you
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| Tellin' hard luck stories to the man in blue
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| Singin' police, police
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| Gimme a chance
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| I’m a victim of a circumstance
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| Take these handcuffs offa my hands
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| Have a little mercy Mr. Policeman
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| Well, it don’t really matter if you’re right or wrong
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| When the man says «go,"you're as good as gone
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| So keep on singing, what you got to lose
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| Give it one more chorus of the Police Blues
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| It goes: police, police
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| Gimme a chance
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| I’m a victim of a circumstance
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| Take these handcuffs from my hands
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| Have a little mercy Mr. Policeman
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| Police, police
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| Gimme a chance
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| I’m a victim of a circumstance
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| Take these handcuffs from my hands
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| Please, have mercy
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| Mr. Policeman |