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Lucky Dube
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Somebody told me about it
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When I was still a little boy
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He said to me, crime does not pay
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He said to me, education is the key, yeah
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As a little boy I thought I know
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What I was doing, yeah man
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But today here I am in jail
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Chorus:
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I' m a prisoner (x3)
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I looked all around me
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But to see nothing
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But four grey walls staring at me
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The policeman said to me, son
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They won' t build no schools anymore
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All they' ll build will be prison, prison (x3)
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Cause today, yeah
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Chorus:
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I am a prisoner (x2) I' m a prisoner
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Dear lord
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I asked the policeman and said
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How much must I pay for my freedom?
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He said to me, son
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They won' t build no schools anymore
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They won' t build no hospitals (x2)
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All they' ll build will be prison, prison (x4)
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Chorus till fade
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