Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Cops of the World , by - Phil Ochs. Song from the album There But For Fortune, in the genre Release date: 13.03.1989
Record label: Elektra
Song language: English
Cops of the World |
| Come, get out of the way, boys |
| Quick, get out of the way |
| You’d better watch what you say, boys |
| Better watch what you say |
| We’ve rammed in your harbor and tied to your port |
| And our pistols are hungry and our tempers are short |
| So bring your daughters around to the fort |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |
| We pick and choose as we please, boys |
| Pick and choose as we please |
| You’d best get down on your knees, boys |
| Best get down on your knees |
| We’re hairy and horny and ready to shack |
| And we don’t care if you’re yellow or black |
| Just take off your clothes and lay down on your back |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |
| Our boots are needing a shine, boys |
| Boots are needing a shine |
| But our Coca-Cola is fine, boys |
| Coca-Cola is fine |
| We’ve got to protect all our citizens fair |
| So we’ll send a battalion for everyone there |
| And maybe we’ll leave in a couple of years |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |
| And dump the reds in a pile, boys |
| Dump the reds in a pile |
| You’d better wipe off that smile, boys |
| Better wipe off that smile |
| We’ll spit through the streets of the cities we wreck |
| And we’ll find you a leader that you can’t elect |
| Those treaties we signed were a pain in the neck |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |
| And clean the johns with a rag, boys |
| Clean the johns with a rag |
| If you like you can use your flag, boys |
| If you like you can use your flag |
| We’ve got too much money, we’re looking for toys |
| And guns will be guns and boys will be boys |
| But we’ll gladly pay for all we destroy |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |
| Please stay off of the grass, boys |
| Please stay off of the grass |
| Here’s a kick in the ass, boys |
| Here’s a kick in the ass |
| We’ll smash down your doors, we don’t bother to knock |
| We’ve done it before, so why all the shock? |
| We’re the biggest and toughest kids on the block |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |
| And when we’ve butchered your son, boys |
| When we’ve butchered your son |
| Have a stick of our gum, boys |
| Have a stick of our bubblegum |
| We own half the world, oh say, can you see? |
| And the name for our profits is democracy |
| So like it or not, you will have to be free |
| 'cause we’re the cops of the world, boys |
| We’re the cops of the world |