Robbery, Assault & Battery (Live from Palais des Sports, Paris, 12th-13th June 1977)

[Verse 1]

The streets were deserted, though the police were alerted

They considered the phone call a hoax

Furtively glancing then jauntily prancing

The youth caught the guards unaware

[Verse 2]

Slipping between them, he ought to have seen them

The eyes and their owner so near

With torch shining bright, he strode on in the night

Till he came to the room with the safe

[Refrain 1]

"Hello, son, I hopе you're having fun!"

"You've got it wrong, sir, well I'm only thе cleaner"

With that he fired, the other saying as he died

"You've done me wrong", it's the same old song forever and ever

[Chorus]

Robbery, assault, and battery

The felon and his felony, ooh

Robbery, assault, and battery

The felon and his felony, oh

[Verse 3]

He picked up the diamonds and bundles of fivers

He pushed them well down in his sack

But the alarm had been sounded, he was completely surrounded

But he had some more tricks up his sleeve

[Refrain 2]

"Come outside with your hands held high!"

"You'll not get me alive, sir, I promise you that, sir"

With that he fired, the other saying as he died

"You've done me wrong", it's the same old song forever and ever

[Chorus]

Robbery, assault, and battery

The felon and his felony, ooh

Robbery, assault, and battery

The felon and his felony, oh

[Instrumental Break 2:20-3:43]

[Bridge]

"He's leaving via the roof, the bastard's got away!

God always fights on the side of the bad man

Bad man, bad man, bad man"

[Verse 4]

I've got clean away, but I'll be back some day

Just the combination will have changed

Some day they'll catch me, to a chain they'll attach me

Until that day, I'll ride that old crime wave

[Refrain 3]

If they try to hold me for trial

I'll stay out of jail by paying my bail

And after I'll go to the court of appeal saying

“You've done me wrong”, it's the same old song forever, forever

[Outro]

Done me wrong, same old song, done me wrong

Done me wrong, same old song, done me wrong

Done me wrong, same old song, done me wrong

Done me wrong, same old song, done me wrong

Done me wrong, same old song, done me wrong

Done me wrong, same old song, done me wrong