Policy Blues
 

Hey I wonder : where is that policy right man [at] now
I done lose all my money shooting craps : and I can't win no money nohow

I'm going to put my last dime : on the twenty thirty and the little old ten
Because they tell me that's my baby's initial : and it ought bring my money back home again

I'm going to play them straight across : man you know [I'm playing, I got] them straight down
Now policy man my number's done come out : bring me twenty‑seven dollars on around

I'm going to put a four bit piece : back on the twenty thirty and the little old ten
And if them numbers come out man : it'll bring my money back right again

Policy man if my numbers come out : don't fool around on the street
Just cut across on St Lawrence Avenue : and bring my money on home to me