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Stop and Search

from archipelago by Ed Askew

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the police are scared...
....
were dodging bullets in the street
all we can think of stop and search
but the police are scared

a beautiful black youth
was shot in the face
his beautiful mother cried in the street
no one saw those boys drive away
and the police are scared

-----it was a sunny afternoon
a boy was playing with a toy gun
a cop pulled up
and pulled a gun
and shot out the sun

cause the police are scared
mistakes were made
a beautiful mother cried in the street
and everyone saw it
and everyone saw it
and everyone saw it

well, praise the Lord
...
were dodging bullets in the street
itchy fingers everywhere
he garbed my gun
and the cop was scared

-----it was a sunny afternoon
a boy was playing with a toy gun
a cop pulled up
and pulled a gun
and shot out the sun

the police are scared...
....
were dodging bullets in the everywhere
all we can think of stop and search
cause the police are scared

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from archipelago, released October 15, 2015

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Ed Askew New York

The singer-songwriter / painter moved to New York for a few months in 1967 where he met Bernard Stollman of ESP-Disk, who offered him a contract. Between 1968 and 1986, Ed lived, mostly, in New Haven; doing occasional shows with his band, and later doing solo shows there. Around 1987, Ed moved to New York City, where he continues to write and record songs, and occasionally perform. ... more

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