Know Your Rights lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Clash
Album: Singles

Lyrics

This is a public service announcement
With guitar
Know your rights!
All three of them
I say!
Know your rights!
Know your rights!
Know your rights!
All three of them

Number 1
You have the right to stay alive
Murder is a crime!
Whoever does it.
Except policemen
Or aristocrats
Catch that billionair

Number 2
You have the right to fish money
With a little compulsary computer investagation
Some ordinary human humiliation
And... if you cross your fingers
Rehabilitation!

Know these rights!
These are your rights!
Wang!

Young offenders
Know your rights!

Number 3
You have the right to free
Speech as long as you're not
Dumb enough to actually try it!
Ha!

Now
These are your rights
Study these rights
These are your rights!
Know your rights!
Know your rights!
Know your rights!
All three of them!
Ha!

Be warned
In most places even these
Are thought to be excessive!
So.................

Get off the streets!!
Get off the streets
Run!
Get off the streets!
Don't you have a home to go to?!
Shmush!

Finally then I will read you your rights.

You have the right to remain silent
And you are warned that anything you say
Can, and will be taken down!
And used as evidence against...
You!

Listen to this..
Run!!!!!