Somebody told me about it,
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When i was still a little boy
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He said to me, crime does not pay.
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He said to me, education is the key, yeah.
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As a little boy i thought i know what i was doing, yeah man.
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But today here i'm in jail
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Chorus
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I'm a prisoner 3*
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(prisoner)
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I looked all around me but to see nothing
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But for the grey walls staring at me
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The policeman said to me, son
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They won't build no schools anymore
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All they build will be prisons, prisons (2*)
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They won't build no schools anymore
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All they build will be prisons, prisons
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chorus
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Cause today yeah,
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i'm a prisoner 3*
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(prisoner)
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(Dear lord)
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Dear lord
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I asked the policeman and said
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How much must i pay for my freedom?
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He said to me, son
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yeah
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They won't build no schools anymore
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(2*)
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They won't build no hospitals
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All they build will be prisons, prisons (3*)
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All they build will be..
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Chorus
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I'm a prisoner 3*
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(prisoner)
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(Dear lord)
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yes i'm
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Dear lord
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Yes
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fades until the end.
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Prisoner
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Lucky Dube |