Bankrobber Lyrics

The song Bankrobber is performed by The Clash in the album named Clash on Broadway in the year 2004 .



My daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And he loved to steal your money

Some is rich, and some is poor
That's the way the world is
But I don't believe in lying back
Sayin' how bad your luck is

So we came to jazz it up
We never loved a shovel
Break your back to earn your pay
And don't forget to grovel

My daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And he loved to take your money
But now

The old man spoke up in a bar
Said, "I never been in prison
A lifetime serving one machine
Is ten times worse than prison"

Imagine if all the boys in jail
Could get out now together
What do you think they'd want to say to us?
While we was being clever

Someday you'll meet your rocking chair
'Cos that's where we're spinning
There's no point to wanna comb your hair
When it's gray and thinning, yeah

Yeah, my daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And he loved to steal your money

So we came to jazz it up
We never loved a shovel
Break your back to earn your pay
And don't forget to grovel, yeah

Get away, get away, get away
Get away, get away, get away
Get away

My daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way
And he loved to steal your money

Run rabbit run
Strike out boys, for the hills
I can find that hole in the wall
And I know that they never will

Daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt nobody
He just loved to live that way



The Clash - Clash on Broadway

Jun 2004

  1. Janie Jones (Demo)
  2. Career Opportunities (Demo)
  3. White Riot
  4. 1977
  5. I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
  6. Hate & War
  7. What's My Name
  8. Deny
  9. London's Burning
  10. Protex Blue
  11. Police & Thieves
  12. 48 Hours
  13. Cheat
  14. Garageland
  15. Capital Radio One
  16. Complete Control
  17. Clash City Rockers
  18. City Of The Dead
  19. Jail Guitar Doors
  20. The Prisoner
  21. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
  22. Pressure Drop
  23. 1-2 Crush On You
  24. English Civil War
  25. I Fought The Law (Live)
  26. Safe European Home
  27. Tommy Gun
  28. Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
  29. Stay Free
  30. One Emotion
  31. Groovy Times
  32. Gates Of The West
  33. Armagideon Time
  34. London Calling
  35. Brand New Cadillac
  36. Rudie Can't Fail
  37. The Guns Of Brixton
  38. Spanish Bombs
  39. Lost In The Supermarket
  40. The Right Profile
  41. The Card Cheat
  42. Death Or Glory
  43. Clampdown
  44. Train In Vain
  45. Bankrobber
  46. Police On My Back
  47. The Magnificent Seven
  48. The Leader
  49. The Call Up
  50. Somebody Got Murdered
  51. Washington Bullets
  52. Broadway
  53. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice) (Live)
  54. Every Little Bit Hurts
  55. Stop The World
  56. Midnight To Stevens
  57. This Is Radio Clash
  58. Cool Confusion
  59. Red Angel Dragnet
  60. Ghetto Defendant
  61. Rock The Casbah
  62. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
  63. Straight To Hell
  64. The Street Parade

Bankrobber