# I Fought the Law and I Won (not the Dead Kennedys version)

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**Created:** [May 2, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-not-the-dead-kennedys-version/495099 "2009-05-02T17:16:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-not-the-dead-kennedys-version/495099/1 "2009-05-02T17:16:38Z")

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There have been many, many covers of “I fought the law and the law won”. The Dead Kennedys did their own version “I fought the law and I won”, referring to the murder of Harvey Milk.

But I know I’ve heard someone else sing it as “and I won” (possibly not in all the verses). Anyone know who that was?

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**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-i-won-not-the-dead-kennedys-version/495099/2 "2009-05-02T18:29:14Z")

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The Bobby Fuller Four–as I recall, he died under “mysterious circumstances”.