Lyrics to "Know Your Rights" by the Clash. Hillarious and awesome at the same time :)

Combat Rock | Jan 1982 | Joe Strummer

[disenfranchised agitator]

This is a public service announcement WITH GUITARS! Know your rights... ALL THREE OF THEM!

Number 1 You have the right not to be killed Murder is a crime! Unless it was done by a Policeman or aristocrat politicians, and billionares Know your rights

And number 2 You have the right to food money Providing of course you Dont mind a little compulsory computor Investigation, humiliation And if you cross your fingers Rehabilitation

Know your rights These are your rights

Know these rights

Number 3 You have the right to free Speech as long as youre not Dumb enough to actually try it.

Know your rights These are your rights All three of em It has been suggested In some quarters that even these are considered EXCESSIVE! Well..............................

Get off the streets Get off the streets Run dont you have a home to go to? Smush

Finally then I will read you your rights

You have the right to remain silent You are warned that anything you say CAN AND WILL be taken down And used as evidence against you

Listen to this YOUNG OFFENDERS! KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

[roaddog727]

Buffalo Springfield........

Now THAT brings back memories.

[reagan_fanatic]

A different take on Rock the Casbah...

[DYngbld]

Typical want to be musician, Sucks to bad to get a real gig, so he gives guitar lessons to school kids.

Sad thing is this guy can vote. (wonder who he voted for)

Hay pal take the studs out of your face and get a job.

[Condor51]

Did you read this guy’s home page?

No. I didn't see any point in it.
He's obviously deranged ;-)

[MeekOneGOP]

Items with *’s are from your profile page ...

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**I have a distrust for the media, **

Well, yeah!! As we all should.

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** ...as well as both left wing and right wing parties. I think they are both shaking hands behind closed doors and laughing their heads off at how well they have the populous fooled. **

Huh?? The only ones on the RIGHT that are doin’ that MAYBE
are what we call “RINOS” (Republicans In Name Only), and
they are just plain NO GOOD and need to be REPLACED and
PRONTO !!

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“Sniff!” This one is young and perhaps salvageable. :)

[trisham]

What a bunch of loons.

I still love the original video. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY&feature=fvw

[bcsco]

No. I didn't see any point in it.
He's obviously deranged ;-)

I only went there to see if he'd already been zotted. Deranged is right. What's there is just as much nonsensical drivel as what he posted.

[trisham]

This one is young and perhaps salvageable. :)

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He does have good taste in music. :)

[metesky]

I think this young man has to answer the age old question for himself: Will money get you through times of no drugs better than drugs will get you through times of no money?

Keep punching, Ralph and thanks for the ping...

;O)

[Darksheare]

How about this song dedicated to the clown fest in Washington?

Dirt Room by Blue October.

I’m like a ghost
I’ll be living in a dirt room
Waiting for the day to be closer
To the window when you’re home
I’ll be standing by your back door
Reaching for the knife in my coat
I’m going to put it to your throat
Sweaty piggy, you’re a bad man
What a freaking sad way to go
Your mother raised you as a joke
I should have wiped away a burden
Use the curtain in the kitchen to choke
You

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family’s plate
You think you’ll use me
I’m stronger than you
You take my money, but it’s useless
When see what I do to you
Look what I do to you

Oh god then you awoke
You started screaming through the duct tape
Don’t ever think I’m letting you go
I’m busy digging you a hole
Now you’ll be living in a dirt room
Breathing through the straw of your own
Come on
I really think that this is fun for the money
I’ll make it comfy for the time wasted making you rich
I want to cover you in ants, bees and honey
Then take a picture for the cover of our album!

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family’s plate
You think you’ll use me
I’m stronger than you
You take my money, but it’s useless
When see what I do to you

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family’s plate
You think you’ll use me
But I’m stronger than you
You take my money, but it’s useless
When see what I do to you

And now I see you, oh
‘Cause your back’s against the wall
And finally you’re mine
You’re mine

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family’s plate
You think you’ll use me
I’m stronger than you
You take my money, but it’s useless
When see what I do to you

I really think that this is fun for the money
We’ll make you comfy for the time wasted making you rich
I want to cover you in ants, bees and honey
Then take a picture for the cover of our album

[combat_boots]

To “Hotel California”

(Chorus)

Welcome to the Government-Run Health Care
Such a deathly face, national disgrace.
Controlled birth on up on the Government-Run Health Care
You will take it anytime we want, and you will never leave.

[50mm]

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at that post.

[sarasota]

Drunk and stoned?

[trisham]

?

[sarasota]

I refer to the photo you posted.

[trisham]

Oh. Well, I don't know. They look tired and malnourished to me.

[DuncanWaring]

I think they are both shaking hands behind closed doors and laughing their heads off at how well they have the populous fooled. **

Well, if you think back to the Amnesty-era picture of the four senators (McCain, Kennedy, Martinez and Graham?), he may have a point there.

Doesn't know how to spell "populace", though.

[ffusco]

Not a fan. But gave them props. I prefer post-punk (Joy Div & NO, Cramps...)

[rabscuttle385]

IBTZ

[mrsmel]

That’s really the only song of theirs that I know, and “Should I Stay Or Should I Go”. I like the Casbah video, the armadillo is cool.