Police In Helicopter
John Holt · Police In Helicopter
Yes boss, yes boss, yes boss, yes boss
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
Soldiers in the field, burnin' the collie weed
But if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Soldier in the herb field, burnin' the collie weed
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
But if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Oh
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
Policemen in the fields, burnin' the collie weed
But if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
We don't trouble your banana, we don't trouble your corn
We don't trouble your pimento, we don't trouble you at all
So if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Woy
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
Police man in the fields, woy yow, burnin' the collie weed
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Oy
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
Soldiers in the field, burnin' the collie weed
But if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Soldier in the herb field, burnin' the collie weed
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
But if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Oh
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
Policemen in the fields, burnin' the collie weed
But if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
We don't trouble your banana, we don't trouble your corn
We don't trouble your pimento, we don't trouble you at all
So if you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Woy
Police in helicopter, a search fi marijuana
Policemen in the streets, searching fi collie weed
Police man in the fields, woy yow, burnin' the collie weed
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
If you continue to burn up the herbs, we gonna burn down the cane fields
Oy
About Police in Helicopter
"Police in Helicopter" is one of John Holt's best-known later reggae recordings. Holt had first made his name with the Paragons and as a smooth-voiced singer of rocksteady and lovers rock, but this song places that melodic ease inside a sharper roots-reggae setting. Its lyric responds to pressure on cannabis growers, turning a specific image into a broader statement of resistance and survival. The contrast is part of the power: Holt's voice remains graceful while the rhythm and subject carry defiance. The track has stayed popular with reggae listeners because it is catchy, direct, and rooted in social reality.