I Ain't Afraid Of The Policeman 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Dec 2006
2006

Two little tots were playing
on a summer afternoon.
Their toys lay scattered round upon the grass;
They had great fun together
and were happy until soon
the lad commenced to tease the pretty lass.
He pulled her curly golden locks
and grabbed her Teddy bear,
till with a sob she slowly walked away.
"I'll tell the p'liceman what you've done
and then I guess you'll care."
But in answer to her words
she heard him say:

I ain't afraid of the policeman
cause my mama, she told me
that he's only just a man like daddy.
So he couldn't eat us up, you see,
he never touches little children,
unless they're awful bad.
I ain't afraid of the policeman
for he's only just a man
like dad.

Just as the lad was speaking
a policeman came that way,
the little girl in terror
would have fled,
but she turned around in wonder
for she heard him softly say
as he placed his hand
upon her playmate's head:
"Ah yes my child, though some may think
we're cruel and unkind,
we too have hearts,
beneath these coats of blue.
For all of us are men
just like your daddy, you will find,
and we've little boys and girls
at home like you."

I ain't afraid of the policeman
cause my mama, she told me
that he's only just a man like daddy.
So he couldn't eat us up, you see,
he never touches little children,
unless they're awful bad.
I ain't afraid of the policeman
for he's only just a man
like dad.

Soft karaoke
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I Ain't Afraid Of The Policeman 1909
Words & Music by C.G.Garretson
© MCMIX by C.G.Garretson
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 18 December 2006 at 10.57am
in association with Doug Grierson
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