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Hurricane

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Hurricane

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1  Pistol shots ring out on the barroom night   Pistols shots ring out in the barroom night 1
2  Enter Patty Valentine from the outer hall   Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall 2
  She sees the bartender in a pool of blood  She sees the bartender in a pool of blood
3  Cries out, "My God, they killed 'em all"   Cries out "My God they killed them all" 3
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  Here comes the story of the Hurricane  Here comes the story of the Hurricane
  The man the authorities came to blame  The man the authorities came to blame
4  For somethin' that he never done   For something that he never done 4
5  Put      in a prison cell, but one time he could've been   Put him in a prison cell but one time he could-a been 5
6  The champion of the world   The champion of the world. 6
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7  Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see   Three bodies lying there does Patty see 7
8  And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously   And another man named Bello moving around mysteriously 8
9  "I didn't do it," He says, and he throws up his hands   "I didn't do it" he says and he throws up his hands 9
10  "I was only robbin' the register, I hope you understand"   "I was only robbing the register I hope you understand 10
11                                                      I saw them leaving" he says and he stops 11
3  I saw them leavin'" He says, and he stops   3
  "One of us had better call up the cops"  "One of us had better call up the cops"
12  And so patty calls the cops   And so Patty calls the cops 12
13  And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin'   And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashing 13
14  In the hot New Jersey night   In the hot New Jersey night. 14
      
15  Meanwhile, far away in another part of town   Meanwhile far away in another part of town 15
16  Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around   Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are driving around 16
  Number one contender for the middleweight crown  Number one contender for the middleweight crown
  Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down  Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
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  When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road  When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
  Just like the time before and the time before that  Just like the time before and the time before that
17  In Paterson that's just the way things go   In Patterson that's just the way things go 17
18  If you're black you might as well not show up on the street   If you're black you might as well not shown up on the street 18
19  'Less you wanna draw the heat   'Less you wanna draw the heat. 19
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20  Alfred Bello [Incomprehensible]                      had a rap for the cops   Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the corps 20
21  Him and Arthur Dexter bradley were just out prowlin' around   Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowling around 21
22  He           saw two men runnin' out, they looked like middleweights   He said "I saw two men running out they looked like middleweights 22
23  They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates   They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates" 23
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  And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head  And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head
24  Cop said, "Wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead"   Cop said "Wait a minute boys this one's not dead" 24
  So they took him to the infirmary  So they took him to the infirmary
  And though this man could hardly see  And though this man could hardly see
25  They told him that he could identify the guilty men   They told him that he could identify the guilty men. 25
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8  Four in the mornin' and they haul Rubin in   8
9  Take him to the hospital and they bought him upstairs   9
10  The wounded man looks up through his one dyin' eye   10
11  Says, "What'd you bring him in here for? He ain't the guy"   11
      
26  Yes, here's the story of the Hurricane              Four in the morning and they haul Rubin in 26
1  Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs1
2  The wounded man looks up through his one dying eye2
3  Says "Wha'd you bring him in here for ? He ain't the guy !"3
4  Yes here comes the story of the Hurricane4
  The man the authorities came to blame  The man the authorities came to blame
27  For somethin' that he never done   For something that he never done 27
28  Put in a prison cell, but one time he could've been   Put in a prison cell but one time he could-a been 28
29  The champion of the world   The champion of the world. 29
      
30  Four months later, the ghettos are in flame   Four months later the ghettos are in flame 30
31  Rubin's in South America, fightin' for his name   Rubin's in South America fighting for his name 31
  While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game  While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game
32  And the cops are puttin' the screws to him   And the cops are putting the screws to him 32
33  Lookin' for somebody to blame   looking for somebody to blame 33
34                                                             "Remember that murder that happened in a bar ?" 34
35  "Remember that murder that happened in a bar?   "Remember you said you saw the getaway car?" 35
36  Remember you said you saw                   the getaway car?   "You think you'd like to play ball with the law ?" 36
37  Think you'd like to play ball with the law?                    "Think it might-a been that fighter you saw running that night ?" 37
38  Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin' that night?   "Don't forget                               that you are white".               38
12  Don't forget that you are white"   12
39                                                             Arthur Dexter Bradley said "I'm really not sure" 39
40  Arthur Dexter Bradley said, "I'm really not sure             Cops said "A boy like you could use a break 40
41  Cops said, "A poor boy like you could use a break               We got                      you for the motel job and we're 41
42  We got you for the motel job and we're talkin' to your friend Bello   talking                                                      to your friend Bello 42
43  Now you don't wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow   Now you don't wanta have to go back to jail be a nice fellow 43
44                                          You'll be doing society a favor 44
45  You'll be doin' society a favor           That sonofabitch is brave and getting braver 45
13  That son-of-a-bitch is brave and gettin' braver   13
  We want to put his ass in stir  We want to put his ass in stir
  We want to pin this triple murder on him  We want to pin this triple murder on him
46  He ain't no gentleman Jim"   He ain't no Gentleman Jim". 46
      
  Rubin could take a man out with just one punch  Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
  But he never did like to talk about it all that much  But he never did like to talk about it all that much
47  It's my work, he'd say, and I do it for the pay   It's my work he'd say and I do it for      pay 47
48  And when it's over, I'd just as soon go on my way   And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way 48
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  Up to some paradise  Up to some paradise
  Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice  Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
49  And ride a horse along the trail   And ride a horse along a trail 49
  But then they took him to the jailhouse  But then they took him to the jailhouse
50  Where they try to turn a man into a mouse   Where they try to turn a man into a mouse. 50
      
  All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance  All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance
51  The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance   The trial was a pig-circus he never had a chance 51
  The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums  The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums
  To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum  To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
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  And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger  And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger
  No one doubted that he pulled the trigger  No one doubted that he pulled the trigger
  And though they could not produce the gun  And though they could not produce the gun
52  The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed   The DA said he was the one who did the deed 52
53  And the all-white jury agreed   And the all-white jury agreed. 53
      
  Rubin Carter was falsely tried  Rubin Carter was falsely tried
54  The crime was murder one and guess who testified?   The crime was murder 'one'      guess who testified 54
55  Arthur Dexter, Bradley and Bello and               they both         lied                                  Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied 55
56  And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride   And the newspapers they all went along for the ride 56
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  How can the life of such a man  How can the life of such a man
57  Be in the palm of some fool's hand?      Be in the palm of some fool's hand ? 57
  To see him obviously framed  To see him obviously framed
58  Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed                          Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land 58
59  To live in a land where justice is a game   Where                           justice is a game. 59
      
  Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties  Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
  Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise  Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
  While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell  While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
  An innocent man in a living hell  An innocent man in a living hell
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  That's the story of the Hurricane  That's the story of the Hurricane
  But it won't be over till they clear his name  But it won't be over till they clear his name
  And give him back the time he's done  And give him back the time he's done
60  Put      in a prison cell, but one time he could've been   Put him in a prison cell but one time he could-a been 60
61  The champion of the world   The champion of the world. 61
      


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