54-46 Was My Number

Stick it up, mister Hear what I say, sir, yeah, yeah No, no, no, no get your hands in the air, sir There they will get no hurt mister, no, no, no I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" Stick it up, mister Hear what I say, sir, yeah Get your hands in the air, now There you will get no hurt, mister Yeah, you know what I say sir Just what I mean sir Get your hands in the air, now There you will get no hurt, mister I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" Second thing they say I must join the army Third thing they say, son give me your number He'd say, "What's your number?" I don't answer He'd say, "What's your number, man?" He'd say, "What's your number?" He'd say, "What's your number, now?" I said, "54-46, that's my number" Oh yeah, 54-46, that's my number One more time 54-46, that's my number Oh 54-46, that's my number, keep it up I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say Listen what I say" Do you believe I will take something with me And give it to the police man? I wouldn't do that no, I wouldn't do that, oh no If I do that, I would say, "Sir, please mister put the charge on me I wouldn't do that no, I wouldn't do that, no, no, no" I'm not a fool to hurt myself As I was innocent of what they done to me They was wrong let me tell me one more time, they were wrong Give it to me one time, give, give, give Oh yeah give it to me one time Give it to me two time Give it to me three time Give it to me four time 54-46 was my number, was my number Right now, someone else have that number 54-46 was my number, was my number Right now, someone else have that number I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" I said, "Yeah, listen to what I say" Keep it up