Levellers - Dirty Davey Lyrics
Dirty Davey's down the front
He's met the coppers there
They'll take you in 'cause they hate your skin
And you're dragged away by the hair
And you tell me it's the law
Well Davey's out on two weeks bail
And he's down the town to score
When it all falls in and he's pinned by the chin
And they've busted every floor
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
And he's lying with his lass
Brick through the pane and he's out on the lane
With the bailiffs and the glass
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
The court comes up on a Monday morning
And Davey's in the dock
He can't stop his tears when he gets two years
And he can't turn back the clock
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
Well Davey's had it up to here
Banging his head on the wall
So he's tied his pants to the prison bars
And he's hung till he's clear of it all
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
There's a law for the rich and a law for the poor
And a law for Dirty Davey
His body's gone but his soul lives on
Here's to you Dirty Davey
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top
And you tell me it's the law
Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top
And you tell me it's the law
Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top
And you tell me it's the law
Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top
And you tell me it's the law
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Levellers Dirty Davey Comments
Blasting this out full volume as a pig van is parked outside 🐷
Hope they take the hint.
NWA next.
I've been listening and buying CDs since Levelling the Land. Kind of hard to find CDs in the US of A and impossible to see in concert. I just keep putting up live shows and say this is the greatest band I haven't yet seen.
I CUD LISTEN THIS SHITE ETERNALLY
His body's gone
But his soul lives on
We still love Dirty Davey
4 Barstards fell off the wall 😏🙄😉🎸👏👏👏👏🥁🥁🎶🎶 Hup hup
What a night that was. And an interesting journey home as it snowed while we were in the Opera House.
Seen poor nick burbridge get almost bottled off the stage at Beautiful Days 1
cane here to listen to the revellers but Nick is a star . Great to hear him on this. Made my day.
Best intro ever!!! More rum please
Big time awesome. Nick you ledge. Best intro ever. Don't vote. The same peeps still get in.
this is great !!!!!!
Love the music but the anti English stuff is very simplistic.
Simplistic, but true! :-)
@Emma Pennington It's not anti English it's anti establishment Nick is British (Anglo-Irish to be exact) and Levellres are English, listen again. "How many Bastards have made their buck in an English Country Garden"
WHOA! Great shiver up the spine moment!! Truly awesome.
Here's to you, Dirty Davey
Around about the time of Nick (McDermots 2 Hours) Burbridge there was another band Jam Jah Tree in Brighton as well, with Mark Chadwick in and Charlie Heather in and out of it too,lending an hand where he could.
The co-founder of Jam Jah Tree Dave Tommo can be seen with his song Oh Dear Diana on Youtube.
Dave Tommo and Jenny May are Purple May that can be heard at Band Camp.
Nick says how we are all feeling,it hasn't changed,the same shit just goes on and on...
As relevant today as ever-"The new details raise questions about the official version of events. The shooting triggered some of the worst riots in modern British history, which began in Tottenham, north London, in response to the treatment of the Duggan family................But the revelations also raise questions for the IPCC, whose public statements appeared to give a different impression of the shooting..." "Revealed: Mark Duggan was not armed when shot by police" today's Guardian.
No offence, but sounds like you are mistaking AOS3 cover of AK47s Tottenham 3, perhaps?
Went to both gigs at Buxton, the first by far the best, I mean after the mess n carnage the first gig left, why have the next on a school night?????
@GreenTeaGringo No, that's the problem. It really isn't.
big tune
"Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top and you tell me its the law"
Figures, look at how strike ballots are ruled illegal because of technicalities while bankers get away with everything and our own govt tortures people in secret prisons.
what's the opening line from, a mcdermott's song?
@shadygrove937 Mcdermotts 2 hours is his band ...... I have their stuff too
@shadygrove937
Mcdermotts 2 hours is his band ...... I have their stuff too
Brilliant
oh fucking YES!!!!!!
Shame Nick's live performances have been so few and far between!
when i was in prison a dude killed himself and it made me think of this song
i live in buxton seen them twice their awesome
seen both levellers and mcdermotts quite a few times over a 17 year span never been disappointed either...a new single in march of next year and a new album to follow cant wait..
Clash of egos or agreed beforehand?
Accident!
Nick sings his "corrupt corrupt" chorus from the original song at the same time as mark sings the "kick in the head" chorus from te levellers version. Clash of egos or agreed beforehand? Either way, a great performance.
Ive seen the levs several times and never yet been disappointed, havent yet had the pleasure of McDs up north though.
superb!!
love this tune ;) Always love the Levs since weapon called the world!
Credit due to the Levs, but nothing beats Nick Burbridge doing Dirty Davey, or any McDermotts songs for that matter. Legendary preformance.
being listening and seeing levellers in concert and various gigs for 16 years and they are awesome mcdermotts are a brillant band aswell. i had the privilage of seeing them live too wot an experience keep it up
Brilliant. Burbridge is a fantastic songwriter, would've love to see him live with the Levs...best British band of our time!
Mr Burbridge and McderMotts 2 Hours Are Great too If You Havent Heard Them.
Absolutely fantastic! I wish I was there, Levellers get your asses back to Norway soon!