What y ou go and do
You g o and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't place to run to
Ain' t no pla ce to run
W hen he hold it in his hand
He f eel mighty he feel strong
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain' t no place to run
On e day he may come back
Repay us for what we've done
Th en where you gonna run to
Wher e you gonna run
But one fine day
Al l our problems will be solved
Bang b ang bang ! We'll shoot him down
Giv e him drugs and give him candly
Anyt hing... oh to make him think he's happy
An d he won't ever come for us
He won't ever come
But if he does
And if t here's no one else around
Bang b ang bang ! We'll shoot him down
If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers sisters and friends
We'll consider it a favor
We'll consider justice done
But if he comes for you and me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang bang bang! We'll shoot him dead
What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
Now we'll all be at his mercy
If he decides to hunt us down
Cause there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
If he wants the chances that you took from him
And nothing that you own
Then there'll be no place to run to
There'll be no place to run
And if he finds himself to be
A refle ction of us all
Bang b ang bang ! He'll shoot us down
Bef ore you can raise your eyes to read
Th e wri ting on the wall
Bang b ang bang ! He'll shoot you down
Bef ore you can brigde the gulf between
An d emb race him in your arms
Bang b ang bang! He'll shoot you down
