Runnin' Riot Johnny Reggae Lyrics

Well you use to see him down Leicester Square
Mixed up suit and filthy hair
He played harmonica in Limbo for his tea and fare
He drank too much but I could not care

Chorus:
Johnny Reggae – He could not see (x3)
But it never stopped him smiling at me

He wore a badge from the Paradise Isle
He grinned a lot he had a toothless smile
He broke no laws he appeared on no files
And he spent his nights upon the pavement tiles

Chorus

Well they said it started with some rookie Police When a lucky right hand knocked him down to his feet
They dragged him legless to the soundproof cells
Where no-one but the dead could hear his yells
And they gave him what they gave to the troublesome
niggers

Well I hope some night when there’s me and thee
We’re behind those bastards in a blind alley
In the black of night their eyes won’t see
Who dealt a dose of brutality

Chorus (x2)