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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lucky Dube
Lucky Dube
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lucky Dube
Lucky Dube
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Siluma
Richard Siluma
Producer
Dave Segal
Dave Segal
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Somebody told me about it
When I was still a little boy
He said to me
Crime does not pay
[Verse 2]
He said to me
Education is the key, yeah
As a little boy
I thought I knew what I was doing, yeah man
But today here I am in jail
[Verse 3]
I'm a prisoner (Prisoner)
I am a prisoner (Prisoner)
I am a prisoner (Prisoner)
[Verse 4]
I looked all around me, but to see nothing
But four grey walls staring at me
[Verse 5]
The policeman said to me, son
They won't build no schools anymore
All they'll build will be prisons, prisons
They won't build no schools anymore
All they'll build will be prisons, prisons
They won't build no schools anymore
All they'll build will be prisons, prisons
[Verse 6]
ā€˜Cause today, yeah
I am a prisoner (Prisoner)
I am a prisoner (Prisoner)
I'm a Prisoner (Prisoner)
Dear Lord
[Verse 7]
I asked the policeman and said
How much must I pay for my freedom?
He said to me, son, yeah
They won't build no schools anymore
They won't build no hospital
Written by: Lucky Dube

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