Sound Of Da Police Lyrics - Return Of The Boom Bap - Krs One

Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police! That's the sound of the beast! 

Stand clear! Don man a-talk 

You can't stand where I stand, you can't walk where I walk 

Watch out! We run New York 

Police man come, we bust him out the park 

I know this for a fact, you don't like how I act 

You claim I'm sellin' crack 

But you be doin' that 

I'd rather say "see ya" 

Cause I would never be ya 

Be a officer? You wicked overseer! 

Ya hotshot, want to get props and be a savior 

First show a little respect, change your behavior 

Change your attitude, change your plan 

There could never really be justice on stolen land 

Are you really for peace and equality? 

Or when my car is hooked up, you know you want to follow me 

Your laws are minimal 

Cause you won't even think about lookin' at the real criminal 

This has got to cease 

Cause we be getting hyped to the sound of da police! 

Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police! That's the sound of the beast! 

Now here's a likkle truth 

Open up your eye 

While you're checking out the boom-bap, check the exercise 

Take the word "overseer," like a sample 

Repeat it very quickly in a crew for example 

Overseer 

Overseer 

Overseer 

Overseer 

Officer, Officer, Officer, Officer! 

Yeah, officer from overseer 

You need a little clarity? 

Check the similarity! 

The overseer rode around the plantation 

The officer is off patrolling all the nation 

The overseer could stop you what you're doing 

The officer will pull you over just when he's pursuing 

The overseer had the right to get ill 

And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill 

The officer has the right to arrest 

And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest! 

(Woop!) They both ride horses 

After 400 years, I've got no choices! 

The police them have a little gun 

So when I'm on the streets, I walk around with a bigger one 

(Woop-woop!) I hear it all day 

Just so they can run the light and be upon their way 

Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police! That's the sound of the beast! 

Check out the message in a rough stylee 

The real criminals are the see-O-P 

You check for undercover and the one PD 

But just a mere Black man, them want check me 

Them check out me car for it shine like the sun 

But them jealous or them vexed cause them can't afford one 

Black people still slaves up til today 

But the Black police officer nah see it that way 

Him want a salary 

Him want it 

So he put on a badge and kill people for it 

My grandfather had to deal with the cops 

My great-grandfather dealt with the cops 

My great grandfather had to deal with the cops 

And then my great, great, great, great, when it's gonna stop?! 

Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police! That's the sound of the beast!