Bow Street Runners Ian Hunter & The Rant Band

[Verse 1]
"London Town is crumbling down"
Said the 'Penny Post' reporter
"Something's gotta be done about the murdering scum
There ain't no law and order"
I say woh-oh-oh
Woh-oh-oh
In the gaslit alleys, in the gin-soaked bars
Lining the streets of the ghetto
In the whorehouses on the open roads
Death lurks in the shadows

[Pre-Chorus]
Stop thief, stop thief
Half a million people are running scared
Stop thief, stop thief
And all we need's a hero to stand up to the gangs
And I know such a man

[Chorus]
Blind Beak and the Bow Street Runners
They're chasing them scallywags off of the street
Blind Beak and the Bow Street Runners
Who are keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Yeah yeah keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Keeping the peace, keeping the peace