If the uniforms were red, and their balloons tied to your head, well I'd be a policeman If you took their kicks away, and holding cars weren't grey, well I'd be a policeman Oh, you got to have balloons, cause the force is just a joke, they fill them with hot air from above You got to have red, cause the force is just a replica in blue Oh, you got to have balloons, cause the force is just a joke, they fill them with hot air from above You got to have red, cause the force is just a replica in blue When I'm walking on my feet, with big boots on my feet, well I'll be a policeman When my hairline looks just right, I'll be due for sergeant stripes, well I'll be a policeman I'll be a policeman I'll be a policeman I'll be a policeman Oh yeah I'll be a policeman I'll be a policeman I'll be a policeman