Take a Whack on the U.S. Side - Bob Rivers

Pedro wanted to move to East LA

And he smuggled his friends across to the USA

He ran a roadblock on the way

Hit the gas and we started to flee

He said 'Hey man, let’s lead the cops on a wild ride.'

I said 'Hey man, let’s ditch the truck down a riverside.'

Aight.

You know?

I mean is seemed like a pretty good idea at the time, you know

'Pull over so we can beat you senseless.'

Captain must’ve needed a vacation

He bottles up his tensions and frustrations

He took batting practice on our heads

He must’ve got up on the wrong side of the bed

I said, 'Ow man!'

I took a whack on the backside, ya know?

He said, 'Hey Chico, here’s a whack from the US side.'

Then he pinned me down with his

Boot b-boot boot b-boot boot

His boot his boot his big black boot

You know, with the heel on it and he ground it into my back and stuff.

I said, 'Ow man ease up a little okay

Don’t shoot, doo doo doo doo doo doo

Don’t shoot, doo doo doo doo doo doo

Don’t shoot, doo doo doo doo doo doo

Don’t shoot, doo doo doo doo doo doo

Don’t shoot, doo doo doo doo doo doo

'Hey does this look like I’m resisting arrest to you?

I mean let’s talk about

it.

'I mean how much more down on the ground do got to get, you know?

Geez, I’m halfway to China now, man.'

Yeah but then this really' Something

really screwy happened.

Check this out

Pedro was making his break between the trees

And I was taking a nightstick across the knees

Hey, but they caught it all on video

And now it’s gonna cost 'em a lot of dough, man

I said, 'See?

I got a whack on the US side.'

I said, 'Hey Mr. Cameraman Get a shot of my good side, huh.'

So that way I can sue, s-sue, s-sue

Hey I’m gonna sue

I’m gonna get a lot of money

It is like I’m winning the lotto, you know

Hey they should have learned from the last guy

Rodney King!

Rodney King!

Rodney King, man!

You know?

'Hey, can’t we all just get along, you know?

Is this too much to ask?

'Ow man!

Ease up a little bit, ok.

Geez man!

What, do they send you to school

for that stuff man?

'You know you should play for the Dodgers, man.

They could use a guy with a

swing like that

'Hey, does anybody got Johnny Cochran’s phone number, man?

Yeah,

I’ll take Shapiro’s it don’t matter'