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| "Freeze", said the man cruisin' the beat |
| "You get your hands up and spread your feet" |
| "Don't you move an inch", I heard him say |
| "Or you'll be doin' time until the judgement day" |
| And he said, "Don't tell me no lies, give me alibis |
| 'Cause if you cross my path, you'll be doin' life" |
| It's a dirty lie |
| CHORUS: |
| It's a shakedown |
| And it's a nervous shakedown |
| A nervous shakedown |
| Another nervous shakedown |
| It's a shakedown |
| And it's a nervous shakedown |
| We got a shakedown |
| Another nervous shakedown |
| (It's more like a set-up) |
| "Take a dime", said the man, "you can make one call |
| You got a one-way ticket to the County Hall" |
| Well, the judge looked high and I looked low |
| And when he smiled at me it was a one-man show |
| He said, "Two to five, the jury decides |
| Double parole if you survive" |
| It's a dirty lie |
| REPEAT CHORUS |
| Law is gonna get you this time |
| And throw away the key |
| REPEAT CHORUS |
| Shake you down, shake you down |
| And it's another shakedown |
| Well it's a shakedown |
| Another nervous shakedown |
| Shake you down, shake you down |
| And it's a nervous shakedown |
| It's a shakedown |
| It's a shakedown on - you, yes |