54-46 Was My Number

Toots & The Maytals

Album: In The Dark

Stick it up mister!
Hear what I say sir, yeah!
Get your hands in the air sir!
And you will get no hurt mister, no, no, no!

I said yeah!
What'd I say?
Don't you hear?
I said yeah!
Listen what'd I say!

Do you believe I would take something with me
and give it to the police men?
I wouldn't do that.
And if I do that I would say sir
come on and put the charge on me.
I wouldn't do that.
No, I wouldn't do that.
I'm not a fool to hurt myself
so I was innocent,
what they've done to me
they was wrong.
Listen to me one more time:
They were wrong!

Give it to me one time!
Give it to me two time!
Give it to me three time!
Give it to me four time!

54-46 was my number.
Right now, someone (else) has that number.
One more time!
54-46 was my number.
Right now, someone (else) has that number.

I said yeah!
Listen what'd I say!
I said hear me now!
Listen what'd I say!

Give it to me one time!
Give it to me two time!
Gimme, gimme, gimme,
gimme, gimme, gimme,
gimme, gimme, gimme,
now, now, now, now!

54-46 was my number. Oh yeah!
Right now, someone (else) has that number.
One more time!
54-46 was my number. Oh yeah!
Right now, someone (else) has that number.

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