Lyrics Brick Thieves - Pokey LaFarge

There's something, I mean something, really bothering me
I'm talking, I mean I'm trying to tell you,
They don't want me to speak (shhh)
I've got to tell you what's happening
On the north side (on the north side)
There's things some people are trying to hide

So you better believe,
The stories that they tell you 'bout
The brick thieves ('bout the brick thieves)
I mean, the ones burning buildings down around the city (what a pitty)
Then they take all the bricks
Well they sell 'm around the country in exchange for drug money
Won't somebody please do something about the brick thieves

Policeman, what a man
Oh he runs around making buzz all over town
So he can walk right back there to the station bragging about
Another one that he brought down
All man are loading their trucks,
With bricks, from buildings that they burned up
I tell you st. Louis we all do have enough

Yes you better believe,
The stories that they tell you 'bout
The brick thieves ('bout the brick thieves)
I mean, the ones burning buildings down around the city (what a pitty)
Then they take all the bricks
Well they sell 'm around the country in exchange for drug money
Won't somebody please do something about the brick thieves

So you better believe the stories
Yes you better believe,
The stories that they tell you 'bout
The brick thieves ('bout the brick thieves)
I mean, the ones burning buildings down around the city (what a pitty)
Then they take all the bricks
Well they sell 'm around the country in exchange for drug money
Won't somebody please do something
Right now, you ain't doing nothing
Won't somebody please do something about the brick thieves