Lyric discussion by punkstabbintime 

This song is about the Clash guys themselves....

One was over the edge, one was over the cliff One was lickin' em dry with a bloody great spliff When they picked up the hiker he didn't want the lift From the horsemen

The spliff guy is obviously Mick Jones, the Hiker who didnt want the lift was Terry Chimes the original drummer.

They are just singing about the themselves...... "Four hosemen and it's gonna be us"

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