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Cops & Robbers
Bo Diddley

Cops & Robbers Trk 23 Disc 1
(Jerome Green)
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley - vocal & guitar, Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums, Jerome Green - maracas & vocal
Otis Spann - piano. Recorded October 1956, Chicago.
Album: Bo Diddley 'I'm A Man - The Chess Masters 1955-1958'
B0009231-02 Hipo Select (Geffen) 2007


Spoken Story:

I was drivin' home on the boulevard
Late one night, when I spied a guy over
On the corner, bummin' all alone.

Now, as I passed him by I heard him holler out, 'Hey! '
I slowed down, see what he said
He hollers-a, 'A-by any chance are you goin' my way? '
I say, 'Why sho' baby, hop on in and gimme a cigarette'
Just then he reached down in his pockets
And that was the moment I regret.

Sings:
He hollered, 'Reach for the sky'
I said, 'But I don't understand, sir? '
'Don't try no monkey business
I've got a stopper in my hand'

Spoken:
And then, he says-a, 'A-look-here, you see this here
I got in my hand, this is a.38 pistol, built on a.45 frame
Shoots tombstone bullets and a ball and chain'.

He said, 'Now, I ain't tryin' to shake you up'
(And I) 'But I just want you to know, if the cops
Start to crowd me any, you gon' be the first to go'
'So, now look-here, don't even look back
You just drive on just like ain't nothin' happenin'
That's what he told me. He wouldn't even let me look
Back at nothin'.
He say, 'When I get to that red light' he wanted me
To go to my left and then jump back to my right.
He says, 'Now-a, I want you to drive up in that alley.'
'Uh-uh, not in that alley, that, that one over there'
'And cool it behind that liquor sto' and keep a sharp
Lookout at all times while I sneak in that back do'.
That's what he told me!
He say, 'Keep my foot on the gas and always
Be on guard, 'cause when he come runnin' out there
Wit' all that money, he wanted me to mash on it real hard!
He said, 'Now, don't let him come out a-d'ere and find me
A-double-crossed' Because he'd murder when the heat's on.

Sings:
Reach for the sky
I said, 'But I don't understand, sir'
Don't try no monkey business
I've got the stopper in my hand

Ooo-we, while I was sittin' there just s'ramblin'
A spotlight hit me dead in the face.
The cop pulled up behind me and said
'Move up alittle bit, man, for we wanna take your place'

And then this guy come runnin' outta the sto'
With the money in his hand and said, 'Oh, there you are! '
Ha, he made a mistake in the dark and ran and leaped
In the police car.
When they put the handcuffs on him
I said, 'Child, yo' crime have outgrew him'
And then they said, 'Yeah, we gonna' put him
So far back in jail this time, 'till they gonna have
To pump air into him.


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Lyrics by Bo Diddley

  (Extra Read All About It) Ben   [Untitled Instrumental]   500% More Man   Back Home   Before You Accuse Me   Blues, Blues   Bo Diddley   Bo Diddley (1955 Single Version) [Mono]   Bo Diddley (alt Version 2)   Bo Diddley (alt. Version)   Bo Diddley [*]   Bo Diddley [Alternate 1][#]   Bo Diddley [Alternate 2][#]   Bo Diddley 1969   Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger   Bo Diddley’s A Gunslinger   Bo Meets The Monster   Bo’s A Lumberjack   Bring It to Jerome   Bring It to Jerome (Master)   Bring It To Jerome (unedited Version)   Bring It to Jerome [Alternate Take]   Bring It to Jerome [Master]   Cadillac   Come on Baby [Instrumental]   Cops and Robbers   Crackin' Up   Dancing Girl   Dearest Darling   Deed And Deed I Do   Diddley Daddy   Diddy Wah Diddy   Doin’ The Jaguar   Don't Let It Go   Down Home Special   Down Home Special [*]   Everleen   Gun Slinger   Gunslinger (Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger)   Heart-O-Matic Love   Hey Bo Diddley   Hey, Bo Diddley   Hey! Bo Diddley   Hong Kong, Mississippi   Hush Your Mouth   Hush Your Mouth (Alt. Take)   Hush Your Mouth [Alternate Take]   I Can Tell   I Love You So   I Love You So (1st Version)   I'm a Man   I'm a Man [Alternate Take]   I'm Looking for a Woman   I'm Sorry   I’m Looking For A Woman   Intro: Bo Diddley Vamp   Little Girl   Long Distance Call   Long Distance Call   Look At My Baby   Mama Don't Allow No Twistin'   Met You On Saturday   Mona   Mona [Aka I Need You Baby]   Mona [DVD]   Mr. Kruschev   My Babe   Nursery Rhyme   Oh Yea   Oh Yeah (Aka Oh Yes)   Ooh Baby   Our Love Will Never Go   Pills   Pretty Thing   Pretty Thing [*]   Prisoner of Love   Prisoner of Love [#][*]   Put The Shoes On Willie   Ride On Josephine   Road Runner   Road Runner [Alternate Take][#][Take]   Roadrunner   Say Boss Man   Say Man   Say Man [Alternate Take]   Say Man [Alternate Take][#]   Say Man, Back Again   Say Man, Back Again [Alternate Take][Take]   She's Alright   She's Fine, She's Mine   She’s Alright   Signifying Blues (ext. Version)   Sixteen Tons   Spend My Life With You   Spoonful   Story Of Bo Diddley   The Great Grandfather   The Story Of Bo Diddley   When the Saints Go Marching In   Who Do You Love   Who Do You Love [*]   Who May Your Lover Be   Whoa Mule (Shine)   Willie And Lillie   You All Green   You Can't Judge A Book   You Can't Judge a Book By It's Cover   You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover   You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover   You Canu2019t Judge A Book By Its Cover   You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)   You Know I Love You

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