Bentley and Craig
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1952 In Croydon Town
The streets still scarred from the war
November that year, food was scarcely off the ration
Two boys went out to rob a store
Two young boys went out to rob a store
Christopher Craig, he was just sixteen
Derek Bentley, he was nineteen
Craig had a Colt.45 in his pocket
Made him feel more like a man
Up on the roof of Barlow and Parker's
Somebody saw them there
In a matter of minutes the police had arrived
When they heard the bell you bet them boys were scared
Craig, he shouted, "I've got a gun"
And he thought about the movies he had seen
And at Bell Road Station, the Rifles Act was signed
Armed police were soon back at the scene
Some of the police had got up on to the roof
Derek Bentley knew he never could escape
So he gave himself up and was put under arrest
And he begged his young friend Chris to do the same
So some people say
"Gimme the gun," the sergeant said
"Let him have it, Chris," poor Bentley cried
And a shot rang out, tore the night in two
On that dirty roof, a brave policeman died
Guilty of this murder, both these boys were found
Craig was too young, not yet a man
Though he was under arrest when the fatal shot was fired
Derek Bentley was judged old enough to hang
Derek, he was judged to be a man
And Wandsworth Jail, January 28th
They took that poor boy's life
Some people shouted, some people prayed
Some people hung their heads and cried
My mother, she just hung her head and cried
All of you who sanctioned that boy's death
There's one thing left you could do
You could pardon Derek Bentley who never took a life
Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
The streets still scarred from the war
November that year, food was scarcely off the ration
Two boys went out to rob a store
Two young boys went out to rob a store
Christopher Craig, he was just sixteen
Derek Bentley, he was nineteen
Craig had a Colt.45 in his pocket
Made him feel more like a man
Up on the roof of Barlow and Parker's
Somebody saw them there
In a matter of minutes the police had arrived
When they heard the bell you bet them boys were scared
Craig, he shouted, "I've got a gun"
And he thought about the movies he had seen
And at Bell Road Station, the Rifles Act was signed
Armed police were soon back at the scene
Some of the police had got up on to the roof
Derek Bentley knew he never could escape
So he gave himself up and was put under arrest
And he begged his young friend Chris to do the same
So some people say
"Gimme the gun," the sergeant said
"Let him have it, Chris," poor Bentley cried
And a shot rang out, tore the night in two
On that dirty roof, a brave policeman died
Guilty of this murder, both these boys were found
Craig was too young, not yet a man
Though he was under arrest when the fatal shot was fired
Derek Bentley was judged old enough to hang
Derek, he was judged to be a man
And Wandsworth Jail, January 28th
They took that poor boy's life
Some people shouted, some people prayed
Some people hung their heads and cried
My mother, she just hung her head and cried
All of you who sanctioned that boy's death
There's one thing left you could do
You could pardon Derek Bentley who never took a life
Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:31.54] 1952 In Croydon Town
[00:36.81] The streets still scarred from the war
[00:42.67] November that year, food was scarcely off the ration
[00:48.72] Two boys went out to rob a store
[00:54.42] Two young boys went out to rob a store
[01:02.12]
[01:08.84] Christopher Craig, he was just sixteen
[01:13.96] Derek Bentley, he was nineteen
[01:19.78] Craig had a Colt.45 in his pocket
[01:25.19] Made him feel more like a man
[01:31.29]
[01:44.48] Up on the roof of Barlow and Parker's
[01:49.82] Somebody saw them there
[01:54.62] In a matter of minutes the police had arrived
[02:00.08] When they heard the bell you bet them boys were scared
[02:07.32]
[02:19.18] Craig, he shouted, "I've got a gun"
[02:24.50] And he thought about the movies he had seen
[02:29.80] And at Bell Road Station, the Rifles Act was signed
[02:35.76] Armed police were soon back at the scene
[02:41.46]
[02:54.73] Some of the police had got up on to the roof
[02:59.66] Derek Bentley knew he never could escape
[03:05.02] So he gave himself up and was put under arrest
[03:10.35] And he begged his young friend Chris to do the same
[03:17.85] So some people say
[03:21.69]
[03:28.78] "Gimme the gun," the sergeant said
[03:33.97] "Let him have it, Chris," poor Bentley cried
[03:40.06] And a shot rang out, tore the night in two
[03:45.47] On that dirty roof, a brave policeman died
[03:53.01]
[04:14.36] Guilty of this murder, both these boys were found
[04:19.32] Craig was too young, not yet a man
[04:24.51] Though he was under arrest when the fatal shot was fired
[04:30.25] Derek Bentley was judged old enough to hang
[04:36.24] Derek, he was judged to be a man
[04:41.74]
[04:49.99] And Wandsworth Jail, January 28th
[04:56.05] They took that poor boy's life
[05:02.19] Some people shouted, some people prayed
[05:08.02] Some people hung their heads and cried
[05:13.88] My mother, she just hung her head and cried
[05:22.40]
[05:29.03] All of you who sanctioned that boy's death
[05:34.88] There's one thing left you could do
[05:40.55] You could pardon Derek Bentley who never took a life
[05:46.53] Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
[05:52.57] Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
[06:13.63]
[00:36.81] The streets still scarred from the war
[00:42.67] November that year, food was scarcely off the ration
[00:48.72] Two boys went out to rob a store
[00:54.42] Two young boys went out to rob a store
[01:02.12]
[01:08.84] Christopher Craig, he was just sixteen
[01:13.96] Derek Bentley, he was nineteen
[01:19.78] Craig had a Colt.45 in his pocket
[01:25.19] Made him feel more like a man
[01:31.29]
[01:44.48] Up on the roof of Barlow and Parker's
[01:49.82] Somebody saw them there
[01:54.62] In a matter of minutes the police had arrived
[02:00.08] When they heard the bell you bet them boys were scared
[02:07.32]
[02:19.18] Craig, he shouted, "I've got a gun"
[02:24.50] And he thought about the movies he had seen
[02:29.80] And at Bell Road Station, the Rifles Act was signed
[02:35.76] Armed police were soon back at the scene
[02:41.46]
[02:54.73] Some of the police had got up on to the roof
[02:59.66] Derek Bentley knew he never could escape
[03:05.02] So he gave himself up and was put under arrest
[03:10.35] And he begged his young friend Chris to do the same
[03:17.85] So some people say
[03:21.69]
[03:28.78] "Gimme the gun," the sergeant said
[03:33.97] "Let him have it, Chris," poor Bentley cried
[03:40.06] And a shot rang out, tore the night in two
[03:45.47] On that dirty roof, a brave policeman died
[03:53.01]
[04:14.36] Guilty of this murder, both these boys were found
[04:19.32] Craig was too young, not yet a man
[04:24.51] Though he was under arrest when the fatal shot was fired
[04:30.25] Derek Bentley was judged old enough to hang
[04:36.24] Derek, he was judged to be a man
[04:41.74]
[04:49.99] And Wandsworth Jail, January 28th
[04:56.05] They took that poor boy's life
[05:02.19] Some people shouted, some people prayed
[05:08.02] Some people hung their heads and cried
[05:13.88] My mother, she just hung her head and cried
[05:22.40]
[05:29.03] All of you who sanctioned that boy's death
[05:34.88] There's one thing left you could do
[05:40.55] You could pardon Derek Bentley who never took a life
[05:46.53] Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
[05:52.57] Derek Bentley, he can never pardon you
[06:13.63]