Riot Van

Up rolls a riot van
And sparks excitement in the boys,
But the policemen look annoyed,
P'rhaps these are ones they should avoid.

Got chased last night
From men with truncheons dressed in hats.
We di'n't do that much wrong,
Still ran away though for the laugh.
Just for the laugh.

Please just stop talking,
'Coz they won't find us if you do.
Oh, those silly boys in blue.
Well, they won't catch me and you.

Have you been drinking, son?
You don't look old enough to me.
I'm sorry, officer,
Is there a certain age you're s'posed to be?
'Coz nobody told me.

And up rolls the riot van
And these lads just wind the coppers up.
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks.
They get their address and names took,
But they couldn't care less.

Thrown in the riot van
And all the coppers kicked him in
And there was no way he could win,
Just had to take it on the chin.

Alex Turner