(Anderson/Cocks)

The charge was assault & battery

The judge said there'd be no bail

The charge was assault & battery

They dragged me off to jail



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

But there's a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

And I'm just a workin' man, I'm just a workin' man



They took no notice of her tears

But they were gettin' drunk on her fear

I arrived in time to spare her fate

That little girl would feel no shame



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

There's a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

I'm just a workin' man, I'm just a workin' man



The charge was assault & battery

The judge said there'd be no bail

The charge was assault & battery

And they dragged me off to jail



They turned on me mad, crazy and mean

I stole 'em the cake, they were gonna cream

They leapt on me like a pack of dogs

Pullin' me down, they wanted me flogged



Punchin' and fightin' I got to my feet

Determined to leave their blood on the street

If I went down now they'd kick me to death

That sweet little girl would be left a wreck



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

There's a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

I've been a workin' man, I've always been a workin' man



Their waitin' on me when I got out

And they stabbed me full of holes

It's now a case of kill or be killed

Unwritten jungle law



I did no crime she was no friend of mine

Vengeance and justice went hand in hand

There's a law for the rich, and a law for the poor

I'm just a simple workin' man, I'm just a simple workin' man



The charge was assault & battery

The judge said there'd be no bail

The charge was assault & battery

Three years in the stinkin' jail



The charge was assault & battery

The charge was assault & battery

The charge was assault & battery