Nervous Shakedown

"Freeze," said the man cruisin' the beat

"You get your hands up, 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 alibise

'Cause if you cross my path, you'll be doin' life"

It's a dirty lie

It's a shakedown

And it's a nervous shakedown

Another shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

Well, it's a shakedown

And it's a nervous shakedown

We got a shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

It's lookin' like a set-up

"Take a dime," said the man, "You can make one call"

"You get 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 dicides

Double parole, if you survive"

It's a dirty lie

It's a shakedown

And it's a nervous shakedown

Another shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

Well, it's a shakedown

And it's a nervous shakedown

We got a shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

Lord, they're gonna get you this time

And throw away the key

Lock him up

Yeah, it's a shakedown

And it's a nervous shakedown

Another shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

We got a shakedown

And it's a nervous shakedown

Well, it's a shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

Shake it down, shake it down

And it's a nervous shakedown

Well, it's a shakedown

Another nervous shakedown

Shake it down, shake it down

And it's a nervous shakedown

Oh, it's a shakedown

It's a shakedown on you

Yes!