Sound of Da Police

Chorus:<br><br>Woop-woop!<br>That`s the sound of da police!<br>Woop-woop!<br>That`s the sound of the beast!<br><br>Verse One:<br><br>Stand clear! Don man a-talk<br>You can`t stand where I stand, you can`t walk where I walk<br>Watch out! We run New York<br>Police man come, we bust him out the park<br>I know this for a fact, you don`t like how I act<br>You claim I`m sellin` crack<br>But you be doin` that<br>I`d rather say "see ya"<br>Cause I would never be ya<br>Be a officer? You WICKED overseer!<br>Ya hotshot, wanna get props and be a saviour<br>First show a little respect, change your behavior<br>Change your attitude, change your plan<br>There could never really be justice on stolen land<br>Are you really for peace and equality?<br>Or when my car is hooked up, you know you wanna follow me<br>Your laws are minimal<br>Cause you won`t even think about lookin` at the real criminal<br>This has got to cease<br>Cause we be getting HYPED to the sound of da police!<br><br>Chorus<br><br>Verse Two:<br><br>Now here`s a likkle truth<br>Open up your eye<br>While you`re checking out the boom-bap, check the exercise<br>Take the word "overseer," like a sample<br>Repeat it very quickly in a crew for example<br>Overseer<br>Overseer<br>Overseer<br>Overseer<br>Officer, Officer, Officer, Officer!<br>Yeah, officer from overseer<br>You need a little clarity?<br>Check the similarity!<br>The overseer rode around the plantation<br>The officer is off patroling all the nation<br>The overseer could stop you what you`re doing<br>The officer will pull you over just when he`s pursuing<br>The overseer had the right to get ill<br>And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill<br>The officer has the right to arrest<br>And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest!<br>(Woop!) They both ride horses<br>After 400 years, I`ve _got_ no choices!<br>The police them have a little gun<br>So when I`m on the streets, I walk around with a bigger one<br>(Woop-woop!) I hear it all day<br>Just so they can run the light and be upon their way<br><br>Chorus<br><br>Verse Three:<br><br>Check out the message in a rough stylee<br>The real criminals are the C-O-P<br>You check for undercover and the one PD<br>But just a mere Black man, them want check me<br>Them check out me car for it shine like the sun<br>But them jealous or them vexed cause them can`t afford one<br>Black people still slaves up til today<br>But the Black police officer nah see it that way<br>Him want a salary<br>Him want it<br>So he put on a badge and kill people for it<br>My grandfather had to deal with the cops<br>My great-grandfather dealt with the cops<br>My GREAT grandfather had to deal with the cops<br>And then my great, great, great, great... when it`s gonna stop?!<br><br>Chorus