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Well I was walkin' down the street |
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Mindin' my own affairs |
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When two policemen come up from behind |
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And grab me unawares |
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They said "You big bad Burton Cummings?" |
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I said "Why sure!" |
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They said "You're the cat we been lookin' for!" |
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Well, I was framed. |
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Framed, framed, framed |
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I was blamed |
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Framed, framed, framed |
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Well I never do nothin' |
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But I always get framed |
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Well they took me to the lineup |
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And let those bright lights shine |
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There were 6 poor souls like me |
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Standin' up there in that line |
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The judge got a witness |
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And got her way up on the witness stand |
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A woman jump up, start screamin' "That's your man!" |
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I was framed. |
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Framed, framed, framed |
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I was blamed |
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Framed, framed, framed |
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Well I never do nothin' |
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But I always get framed |
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Well the prosecutin' attorney started prosecutin' me |
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Man, I mean that cat let loose and gave me the third degree |
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He says "Where were you on the night of July 16th, 1963?" |
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I said "I was cruisin'... just my sweetie and me..." |
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I was framed. |
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Framed, framed, framed |
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I was blamed |
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Framed, framed, framed |
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Well I never do nothin' |
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But I always get framed |
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I get framed |
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I get set up |
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With circumstantial evidence |
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Innocent bystander, stand by me |
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I'm gon' need you |
