Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rick James
Rick James
Guitar
Cliff Ervin
Cliff Ervin
Trumpet
Daniel Lemelle
Daniel Lemelle
Saxophone
Erskine Williams
Erskine Williams
Keyboards
John Ervin
John Ervin
Trombone
Lanise Hughes
Lanise Hughes
Drums
Levi Ruffin Jr.
Levi Ruffin Jr.
Synthesizer
Oscar Alston
Oscar Alston
Bass Guitar
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Harmonica
Teena Marie
Teena Marie
Background Vocals
Tom McDermott
Tom McDermott
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick James
Rick James
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick James
Rick James
Producer
Bobby Brooks
Bobby Brooks
Mixing Engineer
Chris Bellman
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Rick Sanchez
Rick Sanchez
Recording Engineer
Suha Gur
Suha Gur
Mastering Engineer
Tom Flye
Tom Flye
Mixing Engineer
Tony Autore
Tony Autore
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Hey Mr. Policeman I've seen you in my neighbourhood You look to me up to no good I've seen you with your gun in your hand Hey Mr. Policeman I saw you shoot my good friend down He was just havin' fun Checkin' out a one and one It's a shame its a disgrace Why every time you show your face Somebody dies man Somebody dies Hey Mr. Policeman Why don't you leave the boys alone Why don't you just roll your own Because all your hearts are made of stone Hey Mr. Policeman I see you walkin' on your beat Searchin' strangers on the street Sampling the hookers treats Yeah It's a shame such a disgrace Everytime you show your face Somebody Somebody Somebody Somebody dies yeah yeah yeah Let's tell them about it Tommy, come on The nation guard is deploying tonight After protest tonight after a video showing police Shooting a black man in the back multiple times... Gun! You shoot my good friend down down down down down yeah La la la la la la la la la la la la Hey Mr. Policeman why did you shoot my good friend down He was just havin' fun it was a cell phone and not a gun... no Hey Mr. Policeman why ya still collect a check Ya got your knee in someone's neck ya know you must have stacked the deck yeah It's a shame such a disgrace Everytime you show your face Somebody Somebody Somebody Somebody dies yeah yeah yeah And its no surprise yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah La la la la la la la la la la la la I'd rather be a farmer than to be a police I'd rather be a singer than to be a police I'd rather be a hobo than to be a police I'm glad I'm a funk and roll singer and not the police La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la
Writer(s): Rick James Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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