I talked to four policemen
The judge would not release them
He just kept saying the same thing
He wasn't doing nothing

Lai-ay ay ay

I talked to Steve and Edie
The crowd was much too greedy
They just kept saying the same thing
They weren't doing nothing

Lai ay ay ay, lai ay ay ay...

I talked to Ron Swaboda
About the russian coda
He just kept saying the same thing
He wasn't doing nothing

Lai ay ay ay, lai ay ay ay

I'm falling down
I'm falling down
I'm falling down
Falling down
I'm falling
I'm calling...

I talked to Steve and Edie
They're going to help the needy...