The Crooked Beat

JOE STRUMMER, PAUL SIMONON

Start the car lets make a midnight run
Across the river to South London
To dance to the latest hi-fi sound
Of bass, guitar and drum
Seeking out a rhythm that can take the pressure off
Stepping in and out of that crooked crooked beat

Take a piece of cloth, a coin for thirst
For the sweat will start to run
With a cymbal splash, a word of truth
And a rocking bass and drum
Seeking out a rhythm that can take the pressure on
Stepping in and out of that crooked crooked beat

So one by one they come on down
From the tower blocks of my home town
Stepping with the rhythm of the rockers beat
Drowning out the pressure of the crooked beat
Seeking out a rhythm that can take the tension on
Stepping in and out of that crooked crooked beat

It has crooked past this crooked street
Where cars patrol this crooked beat
Badges flash and sirens wail
They'll be taking one and all to jail

Prance! Prance! You want a law to dance?

Trivia about the song The Crooked Beat by The Clash

On which albums was the song “The Crooked Beat” released by The Clash?
The Clash released the song on the albums “Sandinista!” in 1980 and “Sound System” in 2013.
Who composed the song “The Crooked Beat” by The Clash?
The song “The Crooked Beat” by The Clash was composed by JOE STRUMMER, PAUL SIMONON.

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