Song – Chicago Cops

I’m an old Chicago copper, that’s just what I am
For these investigations I do not give a damn
I’ll tell all those do-gooders just where they all can go
‘Cause I don’t want no changes made
I like the status quo
‘Cause I don’t want no changes made
I like the status quo

I’m prompt, alert, efficient while on the Outer Drive
I haven’t made a single pinch since nineteen-thirty-five
I’m courteous to the speeder, I praise him for his skill
And I always have the proper change
for a twenty dollar bill
And I always have the proper change
for a twenty dollar bill

I hope this trouble’s over soon so things can settle down
And Christmas comes again each day for cops in old Chi Town
Or else I’ll pack my badge and gun and northward I’ll set sail
‘Cause the cops they all retire young
way up in Summerdale
‘Cause the cops they all retire young
way up in Summerdale

Now it’s time for decent folks to finally have their say
Let’s separate the crooks from cops, let the chips fall where they may
You’ve us tell our story, you know that we are right
And if God and the cops be willing
we’ll be back tomorrow night
And if God and the cops be willing
we’ll be back tomorrow night

Words & Music by Bob Gibson and Frank Hamilton
© Robert Josiah Music