I went to Denver   Late last fall   I went to do my job   Yeah, I didn't break any law      We worked a hippie place   Like many in our land   They couldn't bust the place   And so they got the band      'Cause the police in Denver   No, they don't want none of them   Long hairs hanging around      And that's the reason why   Ooh well, well they want to tear   Canned Heat's reputation down      You people in Denver   Will know what I mean   Yeah, the things I'm gonna tell ya   Yeah, you've all heard and seen      You remember when a cop on the beat   Used to rob and steal   Today they're gone but the others get it on   So you know just how I feel      'Cause the police in Denver   Lord, they don't want none of them   Long hairs hanging around      And that's the reason why   Ooh well, they try to tear   Canned Heat's reputation down      Yeah, they try to tear it down, boy   They ain't gonna do it though      There's nothing wrong, baby      Let me tell you this just one more time   Just one more thing I wanna tell ya before I go   It's a shame the man in Denver   Has to lie and mistreat people so      Now six months ain't no sentence   One year ain't no time   When I hear from one to ten   It worries my troubled mind      'Cause the police in Denver   Lord, don't want no long hairs around   And that's the reason why      Ooh well, well   They try to tear   Canned Heat's reputation down