The New 1970s Lyrics Game

I got an x-ray camera hidden in your house
That sees what I can't see
And that man you were kissin' last night
Definitely was not me, oh baby

I got an x-ray camera hidden in your house
That sees what I can't see
And that man you were kissin' last night
Definitely was not me, oh baby

I SPY(FOR THE FBI) - JOHN HIATT    One of rock and roll's most underappreciated geniuses and an artist I have to thank ROCK for really opening my eyes to how complete a catalog of music he has.

NEXT LYRICS: Going almost as far back into this artist's catalog as you can for this great story/song



We were sittin' in the Krystal
About as drunk as we could be
In walked the deputy sheriff
He was holding our TV
He roughed us, then he cuffed us
And he took us off to jail
No picture on a poster, no reward, and no bail[]

We were sittin' in the Krystal
About as drunk as we could be
In walked the deputy sheriff
He was holding our TV
He roughed us, then he cuffed us
And he took us off to jail
No picture on a poster, no reward, and no bail[]

Great Filling Station Holdup - Jimmy Buffet

And I also owe Rock a big thank you for the introduction to John Hiatt's music.
Great stuff!

Mama pyjama rolled outta bed, she ran to the police station
When the cop found out, he began to shout, he started the investigation

Great Filling Station Holdup - Jimmy Buffett

Deputy sheriff said to me
Tell me what you come here for, boy
You better get your bags and flee
You're in trouble 

Thanks for the thanks, Rhino and Fans!  I'm happy just to spread the gospel of Hiatt; he really is one of the best-kept secrets in the music world.

Mama pyjama rolled outta bed, she ran to the police station
When the cop found out, he began to shout, he started the investigation

"Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard"  by  Paul Simon 

Here's one from the 2000s by another of my favorite songwriters:

Chief Detective Rambouillet did not work for free
And Sheriff Hogg was called away unexpectedly
The sheriff's re-election, the murder of the Mare
Might get Hog implicated with the . . .

Mr. Wolf and Mamabear - Robert Earl Keen


Ol' Smokey's got those ears on and he's hot on your trail
He ain't gonna rest until you're in jail  

Ol' Smokey's got those ears on and he's hot on your trail
He ain't gonna rest until you're in jail    

   


"Eastbound And Down"  by  Jerry Reed; good one, Clean! 

A natural progression from the last song, I think:

Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck.
"We about to go a-huntin' bear."

Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck.
"We about to go a-huntin' bear."

Convoy - CW McCall

The perfect progression, I'd say!

Here is one not from the 70s but from a guy who started in the 70s:

mister policeman
What I've got to do won't hurt anyone
Where I've got to go won't hurt anyone

mister policeman
What I've got to do won't hurt anyone
Where I've got to go won't hurt anyone

Don't Pull Me Over - Tom Petty


Here come the black-and-whites
Here come the motorcycles
Listen to those engines roar
Now they're doin' tricks for the children
Oh, they look so nice
Looks like angels have come down from Paradise

Jolly Coppers on Parade -  Randy Newman

From the 80s

When you're walkin' down the street
You won' meet no one eye to eye
Now the cops reported you
As just another homicide

Deputy sheriff said to me
Tell me what you come here for, boy
You better get your bags and flee
You're in trouble

Keep The Customer Satisfied  --  Simon and Garfunkel

When you're walkin' down the street
You won't meet no one eye to eye
Now the cops reported you
As just another homicide

Murder Incorporated  --  Bruce Springsteen   Clean, for a song you've said you don't care for very much, I notice you keep posting the lyrics.  You must like it a little bit.




There a deputy sheriff approached him
In a manner rather rude
Vulgar words of anger
An' his wife she overheard


     
    

Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie

Song lyrics in that song about some killing with a gun and others with a fountain pen, spot on, more so for the later mentioned weapon in present day than 1939 approx year he wrote it.

Next song link in song title

'Cause they're waiting for me
They're looking for me
Every single night

Dream Police - Cheap Trick. Ya got me Purp, but truth to be told, I've posted plenty of songs that I don't care for but if they fit the theme, no problem. Of course hell will freeze over and the Mets will win the World Series before Fans posts ABBA lyrics.


So we got into the red VW microbus with the shovels
And rakes and implements of destruction
And headed on to the police officer's station 

So we got into the red VW microbus with the shovels
And rakes and implements of destruction
And headed on to the police officer's station

"Alice's Restaurant"  by  Arlo Guthrie--classic! 

You know, the Sheriff's got his problems too
He will surely take them out on you
In walked the village idiot and his face was all aglow . . .