Listen to Know Your Rights by The Clash

Know Your Rights

The Clash

Punk

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Joe Strummer

Guitar

Mick Jones

Guitar

Paul Simonon

Bass

Topper Headon

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Joe Strummer

Songwriter

Mick Jones

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

The Clash

Producer

Eddie García

Tape Operator

Glyn Johns

Mixing Engineer

Jerry Green

Recording Engineer

Joe Blaney

Recording Engineer

Tim Young

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

This is a public service announcement with guitar

Know your rights

All three of them

[Verse 2]

Number one

You have the right not to be killed

Murder is a crime

Unless it was done

By a policeman

Or an aristocrat

Oh, know your rights

[Verse 3]

And number two

You have the right to food money

Providing of course, you don't mind a little

Investigation, humiliation

And if you cross your fingers

Rehabilitation

[Verse 4]

Know your rights

These are your rights

Hey say Wayne

[Verse 5]

Oh, know these rights

[Verse 6]

Number three

You have the right to free speech

As long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it

[Verse 7]

Know your rights

These are your rights

Oh, know your rights

These are your rights

[Verse 8]

All three of 'em

[Verse 9]

And it has been suggested in some quarters

That this is not enough

Well

[Verse 10]

Get off the streets

Get off the streets

Run

Written by: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon

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