Hey You, Riot Policeman

lyrics by Chris Sievey

I said hey you, riot policeman,
please have you got the time?
They always say ask a policeman,
so I am asking you

See I need to catch a bus 
to Wythenshawe Hospital
But in the mayhem and confusion,
I've lost all track of time

Hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?
I said hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?

I said hey you, riot policeman,
I think you do a wonderful job
It's a fabulous public service and I think you deserve a rise
Cos bullets and guns and gas aren't cheap
and what with the price of truncheons? 
Here's fifty pounds for a couple of tickets to the riot policemans ball!

Hey you, riot policeman!
Will there be a dress theme this year?
How about the roaring twenties,
Rather than the rioting eighties?

Hey you, riot policeman, please have you got the time?
Getting the bus to the hospital
The GM 109

I feel so safe stood here with you,
Three cheers for the boys in reinforced perspex and blue!

Hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?
I said hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?

I said hey you, riot policeman
I know that was probably an accident
But please don't hit me again, 
because that really hurt

I'm bleeding rather badly
But it's the price I pay for freedom
So what if an innocent skull gets cracked?
At least you're on my side!

Hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?
I said hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?
I said hey you, riot policeman, have you got the time?
I said hey you, riot policeman, please have you got the right time?