Released: January 23, 2006
Songwriter: Alex Turner
Producer: Jim Abbiss
[Intro]
So up rolls a riot van
And sparks excitement in the boys
But the policemen look annoyed
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
[Verse 1]
Got a chase last night
From men with truncheons dressed in hats
We didn't do that much wrong
Still ran away though, for the laugh
Just for the laugh
And please just stop talking
'Cause they won't find us if you do
Oh, those silly boys in blue
Well, they won't catch me and you
[Verse 2]
"Have you been drinking, son?
You don't look old enough to me"
"I'm sorry, officer
Is there a certain age you're supposed to be?
'Cause nobody told me"
And up rolls the riot van
And these lads just wind the coppers up
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks
They get their address and their names took
But they couldn't care less
[Outro]
Thrown in the riot van
And all the coppers kicked him in
And there was no way he could win
Just had to take it on the chin
So up rolls a riot van
And sparks excitement in the boys
But the policemen look annoyed
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
[Verse 1]
Got a chase last night
From men with truncheons dressed in hats
We didn't do that much wrong
Still ran away though, for the laugh
Just for the laugh
And please just stop talking
'Cause they won't find us if you do
Oh, those silly boys in blue
Well, they won't catch me and you
[Verse 2]
"Have you been drinking, son?
You don't look old enough to me"
"I'm sorry, officer
Is there a certain age you're supposed to be?
'Cause nobody told me"
And up rolls the riot van
And these lads just wind the coppers up
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks
They get their address and their names took
But they couldn't care less
[Outro]
Thrown in the riot van
And all the coppers kicked him in
And there was no way he could win
Just had to take it on the chin
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
- Dancing Shoes
- Fake Tales of San Francisco
- You Probably Couldn’t See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me
- Mardy Bum
- A Certain Romance
- Riot Van
- Still Take You Home
- From the Ritz to the Rubble
- The View from the Afternoon
- Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
- When the Sun Goes Down
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
- Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...
- Do I Wanna Know?
- 505
- Fluorescent Adolescent
- Arabella
- I Wanna Be Yours
- R U Mine?
- Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
- Knee Socks
- Four Out of Five
- No. 1 Party Anthem
- Star Treatment
- Snap Out of It
- Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
- Suck It and See
- One for the Road
- Cornerstone
- Crying Lightning
- Mardy Bum
- One Point Perspective
- Fireside
- When the Sun Goes Down
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
- Teddy Picker
- The Ultracheese