Old time saying,
old time saying
When you are in
Rome, you do as the
Romans, the
Romans do
Old time saying, living in
England you are an
English
Walking down
Regent
Street, in me pink striped suit
and me big broad tie,
feeling the rhythm of life
Policeman, pick me up the sauce I
haven't done nothing wrong
I'm only guilty of being black
Is there a different law
for black and white?
If this is a free country,
give me all the rights
Give me the rights, give me the rights,
give me the rights to live
Give me the rights, give me the rights,
give me the rights
I'm walking down
Regent
Street, in my pink striped suit.
I'm a big broad guy, feeling the rhythm of
the night.
The policemen pick me up,
officers I'm in jail for something I haven't done
Your honor please, I'm not guilty sir
I'm only guilty of being black
And that's a natural fact
Yeah, I'm not guilty
No, I'm not guilty I'm only
guilty of being black
Your honor please, your honor please,
I was minding my own business
Walking down a rigid street,
just singing my song
I was going dup -a
-dup -a -dup -a -dup
Ska -ba -dup -a -de,
dup -a -dup -a -dup -a -dup
Oh yeah, I said dup -a
-dup -a -dup -a -dup
Ska -ba -dup -a -de, dup -a -dup