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Leiber-Stoller**lf**Well I was walkin'' down the street**lf**Mindin'' my own affairs**lf**When two policemen come up from behind**lf**And grab me unawares**lf**They said ''You big bad Burton Cummings?''**lf**I said ''Why sure!''**lf**They said ''You''re the cat we been lookin'' for!''**lf**Well, I was framed.**lf**Framed, framed, framed I was blamed**lf**Framed, framed, framed**lf**Well I never do nothin''**lf**But I always get framed**lf**Well they took me to the lineup**lf**And let those bright lights shine**lf**There were 6 poor souls like me**lf**Standin'' up there in that line**lf**The judge got a witness**lf**And got her way up on the witness stand**lf**A woman jump up, start screamin''**lf**''That''s your man!''**lf**I was framed.**lf**Framed, framed, framed I was blamed**lf**Framed, framed, framed**lf**Well I never do nothin''**lf**But I always get framed**lf**Well the prosecutin'' attorney started prosecutin'' me**lf**Man, I mean that cat let loose and gave me the third degree**lf**He says ''Where were you on the night of July 16th, 1963?''**lf**I said ''I was cruisin''... just my sweetie and me...''**lf**I was framed.**lf**Framed, framed, framed I was blamed**lf**Framed, framed, framed**lf**Well I never do nothin''**lf**But I always get framed**lf**I get framed**lf**I get set up**lf**With circumstantial evidence**lf**Innocent bystander, stand by me**lf**I''m gon'' need you**lf**MetroLyrics