| Peoples station, A the system, DTI, outlaw them Because we love them.
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| Them a call us pirates.
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| Them a call us illegal broadcasters
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| Just because we play what the people want.
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| So them a call us pirates.
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| Them a call us illegal broadcasters.
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| DTI try stop us, but they can’t.
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| One station, it couldn’t run England.
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| Two station, they couldn’t run England.
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| Three stations, they could not please the nation.
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| Everybody want to listen to the free station.
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| Advertizers stay to a make your dance hall rock.
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| Them a take the equipment and they put it in a box.
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| If they brought down one we make five more strong.
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| Down in England we’ve got lots of radio
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| stations Playing the people music night and day, yeah.
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| Reggae, calypso, hip-hop or disco,
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| The latest sound today is what we play.
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| On and off, off and on, on and off and on.
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| Keep the dirties down, we are the dirty con man.
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| Keep them broken down, we are the militant man.
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| If them play you our records then we get fresh stuff.
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| No we love these stations and we love them too a much.
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| We release and them play and all pop shot.
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| DTI a try but they can’t stop us.
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| Pirates, illegal broadcasters,
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| Just because we play what the people want.
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| Them a call us pirates, Them a call us illegal broadcasters.
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| DTI try stop us, but they can’t, oh no they can’t.
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| One station, it couldn’t run England.
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| Two station, they couldn’t run England.
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| Three stations, they could not please the nation.
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| That’s why everybody listen to the free stations.
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| To advertize a dance and ram your session,
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| If a music you want to get them you can, Action stations,
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| we say this everyone — If they
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| brought down one we build five more strong.
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| They’re passing laws,
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| They’re planning legislation,
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| Trying their best to keep the music down.
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| DTI why don’t you leave us alone, We only play the music others want.
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| Them a call us pirates.
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| Them a call us illegal broadcasters
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| Just because we play what the people want.
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| Them a call us pirates.
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| Them a call us illegal broadcasters.
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| DTI try stop us, but they can’t.
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| One song could a never run England,
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| Two song could a never run England,
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| Three song could a never run England,
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| Everybody want the bassy rhythm station.
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| If they brought down one we build five more strong.
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| If they brought down two we build ten more strong.
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| Advertizers stay to a make your dance hall run,
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| Me say 'cause me a listen to the free
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| station, If you want to hear a tune that is a fresh.
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| On and on, on and off and on, Hey hey hey.
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| Them a call us pirates, Them a call us illegal broadcasters. |
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| Instrumental break) Pirate! |