White Riot Songtext
von Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros

White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own

Black man gotta lot a problems
But they don′t mind throwing a brick
White people go to school
Where they teach you to be thick

An' everybody′s doing
Just what they're told to
An' nobody wants
To to to jail

White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own


All the power′s in the hands
Of the people rich enough to buy it
While we walk the street
Too chicken to even try it

Everybody′s doing
Just what they're told to
Nobody wants
To go to jail

White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own

Are you taking over
Or are you taking orders?
Are you going backwards
Or are you going forwards?

White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own
White riot, I wanna riot
White riot, a riot of my own