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54-46 Was My Number Lyrics
Stick it up, mister!
Hear what I say, sir, yeah...
Get your hands in the air, sir!
And you will get no hurt, mister, no no no
I said yeah
What did I say?
Don't you hear? I said yeah (yeah yeah)
Listen to what I say (what I say)
Do you believe I would take something with me
And give it to the police man?
I wouldn't do that, now listen to me one more time
I wouldn't do that
And if I do that, I would say "Sir, put the charge on me"
I wouldn't do that
No, I wouldn't do that
I'm not a fool to hurt myself
So I was innocent of what they done to me
They was wrong
Listen to me, they were wrong
Give it to me one time
Give it to me two time
Give it to me three time
Give it to me four time
54 46 was my number
Right now, someone else has that number
Hear what I say, sir, yeah...
Get your hands in the air, sir!
And you will get no hurt, mister, no no no
What did I say?
Don't you hear? I said yeah (yeah yeah)
Listen to what I say (what I say)
And give it to the police man?
I wouldn't do that, now listen to me one more time
I wouldn't do that
I wouldn't do that
No, I wouldn't do that
So I was innocent of what they done to me
They was wrong
Listen to me, they were wrong
Give it to me two time
Give it to me three time
Give it to me four time
Right now, someone else has that number
Song Info
Submitted by
bumcivilian On Jun 10, 2008
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54-46 That's My Number
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They recorded this song when Toots was still in jail, or right after he got out. The record producer brought the 45 to a party that night, everyone there just wanted to hear this song over and over all night. It was a hit before it was ever released.