Junior Murvin- Police and Thieves
Police and thieves in the streets
Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition
Police and thieves in the streets
Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition
From Genesis to Revelations yeah,
What the next generation will be, hear me
All the crimes committed, day by day
No one tries to stop it in any way
All the peacemakers turned war officers
Hear when I say
Police and thieves in the streets
Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition
Police and thieves in the streets
Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition
All the crimes committed, day by day
No-one tries to stop it in any way
All the peacemakers turned war officers
Hear when I say
Police and thieves in the streets
Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition
Police and thieves in the streets
Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition police, police and thieves
Police and thieves,
police, police and thieves
The first stanza and chorus of this song talks about a period of time in Jamaican history in the 1970’s when gangs ran the streets and the police were forced to fight back violently causing the bystanders to often be caught in the crossfire resulting in many people severely injured or dead. This period of time is very similar to what is going on Detroit right now.
The second stanza of this song talks about how Junior Murvin is calling out to the next generation to make a change for the better about what was going on in Jamaica.
The third stanza of this song talks about how people are committing crimes all over the country but the police aren’t motivated to stop it. It then goes on to talk about how all the peaceful visionaries wanting to make a change in Jamaica have turned into violent “war officers.”
This song is a public plea to the next generation to get them to make a change in the country.
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