Bankrobber - The Clash

My Daddy was a bank robber,

But he never hurt nobody.

He just loved to live that way -

And he loved to steal your money.

Some is rich, and some is poor.

And that's the way the world is.

And I don't believe in lying back

And saying how bad your life is.

So we came to jaz it up,

Never loved a shovel.

Break your back, earn your pay

And don't forget to grovel.

The old man spoke up in a bar,

Said I never been in prison.

A lifetime serving one machine,

Is ten times worse than prison.

Imagine if all the boys in jail

Could get out now together

What do you think they want to say to us

While we were being clever

Someday you'll meet your rockin' chair

Cause that's where we're spinnin'

There's no point to want to comb your hair

When its grey and thinin'

So we came to jaz it up

We never loved a shovel

Break your back earn your pay

And don't forget to grovel

Daddy was a bank robber

But he never hurt nobody

He just loved to live that way

And he loved to steal your money

Strike out boy

For the hills

I can't find that hole in the wall

I know that they never will