Levellers Dirty Davey
(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 CHORUS 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 CHORUS 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 CHORUS 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 CHORUS 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 CHORUS 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
