Inner Circle est un groupe Jamaicain de reggae formé en 1968 par les frères Ian et Roger Lewis, qui s’appelait à l’origine The Inner Circle Band et qui est connu pour mélanger pop, rock et reggae.
En 1987, ils sortent l’une de leurs chansons phares “Bad Boys”, qui fut utilisée comme générique pour la série télévisée COPS, diffusée sur Fox.
Paroles de Bad Boys
[Intro]
Bad boys
Whatcha want, whatcha want
Whatcha gonna do
When Sheriff John Brown come for you?
Tell me, whatcha wanna do? Whatcha gonna do?
Yeah
[Chorus]
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
[Verse 1]
When you were eight and you had bad traits
You go to school and learn the golden rule
So why are you acting like a bloody fool?
If you get hot, then you must get cool
[Chorus]
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
[Bridge]
You chuck it on that one, you chuck it on this one
You chuck it on your mother and you chuck it on your father
You chuck it on your brother and you chuck it on your sister
You chuck it on that one and you chuck it on me
[Chorus]
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
[Verse 2]
Nobody naw give you no break
Police naw give you no break
Not a soldier mona give you no break
Not even you idren naw give you no break
Hey, hey
[Chorus]
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Why did you have to act so mean?
Don’t you know you’re human being?
Born of a mother with the love of a father
Reflection comes and reflection goes
I know sometimes you want to let go
Hey, hey, hey
I know sometimes you want to let go
[Chorus]
Bad boys, bad boys
A whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
A whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
(You’re too bad, you’re too rude)
(You’re too bad, you’re too rude, yeah)
Bad boys, bad boys
A whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
A whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
[Bridge]
You chuck it on that one, you chuck it on this one
You chuck it on your mother and you chuck it on your father
You chuck it on your brother and you chuck it on your sister
You chuck it on that one and you chuck it on me
[Chorus]
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Idéal pour finir l’année scolaire en beauté!
