[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
[Verse 2]
He can smell a rat a mile away
Even if he can't see then
Sixty thieves roll in their graves
Wrestling with their demons
I said oh-oh-oh
Woh-oh-oh
We never force the hand of a highwayman
He'll put a bullet right through you
Relieve you of your valuables
And sell them right back to you

[Pre-Chorus]
I say stop thief, stop thief
Stop in the name of the law
Stop thief, stop thief
It's just a matter of time before we see you
Hanging off the triple tree, courtesy of

[Chorus]
Blind Beak and the Bow Street Runners
Chasing those neanderthals off of the street
Blind Beak and the Bow Street Runners
Keeping the peace, yeah keeping the peace
Keeping the peace, yeah keeping the peace
Yeah yeah keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Keeping the peace. feeling my heat
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Well there's a man outside with a horse and cart
A mob screaming out for vengeance
A couple of pints at the Hare and Hounds
Then it's off to the neck extension

[Pre-Chorus]
I say stop thief, stop thief
They ain't gonna let you get away
Stop thief, I say stop thief
You should of known better than to tangle
With the boys in blue and the man they call

[Chorus]
Blind Beak and the Bow Street Runners
Chasing them criminals off of the street
Blind Beak and the Bow Street Runners
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

[Outro]
Keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Keeping the peace, keeping the peace
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (Keeping the peace)