"Freeze", said the
man cruisin' the beat
"You get your hands up and
spread your feet"
"Don't you move an
inch", I heard him say
"Or you'll be doin' time until
the judgement day"
And he said, "Don't tell me
no lies, give me alibis
'Cause if you cross my path,
you'll be doin' life"
It's a dirty lie

CHORUS:
It's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
A nervous shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
It's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
We got a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown

(It's more like a set-up)

"Take a dime", said
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/kvOthe man, "you can make
one call
You got a one-way ticket to
the County Hall"
Well, the judge looked high and I looked low
And when he smiled at me it was a one-man show
He said, "Two to five, the jury decides
Double parole if you survive"
It's a dirty lie

CHORUS

Law is gonna get you this time
And throw away the key

CHORUS

Shake you down, shake you down
And it's another shakedown
Well it's a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
Shake you down, shake you down
And it's a nervous shakedown
It's a shakedown

It's a shakedown on - you, yes