# "Not even your Eisenhower give you no break"??? - COPS theme song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2003, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523 "2003-04-18T11:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/21 "2013-08-05T17:18:49Z")
And here I was, thinking it was a Lord of the Rings reference to when Saruman betrayed the Fellowship. “Not even your Isengard give you no break” (The d is not fully vocalized, as is often the case in sung lyrics.) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/22 "2013-08-05T19:18:57Z")
Moved to Cafe Society. Please note this this thread was started in 2003. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/23 "2013-08-05T22:51:54Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Those lyrics are still far more intelligible than what they were singing on All In The Family’s “Those Were The Days”. > > Even when they re-recorded it and emphasized the last obscured line, you couldn’t tell what they were singing. You mean “Gee, our old [LaSalle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaSalle_%28automobile%29) ran great?” ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/24 "2013-08-06T14:21:14Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Mental image of Eisenhower in Crip colors, earrings, bandana on his head, & earrings. Would he also be wearing earrings? ---
**Author:** ![Uther\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Uther\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uther_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/25 "2013-08-06T16:28:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You never know with some Presidents: [http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5317448/il\_570xN.78182301.jpg](http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5317448/il_570xN.78182301.jpg) Don’t cry for me, Ike and Tina. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/26 "2013-08-06T16:43:12Z")
Well, there was that Pvt. Slovik and the Rosenbergs. ---
**Author:** ![pbishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@pbishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbishop)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/27 "2016-12-31T02:48:39Z")
After reading the post, and replies to this subject I about busted out laughing so hard, I knew my eyes would water up so bad, I would appear to be crying. I apologize if I sound insensitive. But I knew I was hearing right when I heard “idren” and was looking it up when this forum popped up. I had to read it several times to believe my eyes. Anyway, apparently, the word “idren” is of Jamaican vocabulary meaning woman, man, friend/s, family etc. Not to mention, I had my caption on, on my television to make sure I wasn’t mistaken myself. My television showed “idren”, as I was almost positive I had heard. I have NEVER heard Eisenhower referred to in regards to this song until just about 25 minutes ago when I came across this site. You can search under “[ask.com](http://ask.com)”, there are a number of sites for lyrics, “youtube” music with lyrics included, and more innumerable sites than I could count. Almost any question you have about almost any things you can imagine can be found online. If you can post, you have the ability to look into things of this nature, for future reference. I do hope that I have helped you for any future queries in regards to anything in the future. The worst that could happen is that your inquiry is so incredible, you may not find anything regarding the subject. Good luck, God Bless, and Happy New Year. Please excuse any mistakes in spelling. Spellchecker can be such a pain in the @$$ sometimes. I am sure most of you are aware of this. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/28 "2016-12-31T03:01:17Z")
Where is your eisenhower now, moses? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/29 "2016-12-31T03:05:20Z")
Well, the question was completely answered in 19 minutes. Back in **2003**. And that includes a link to Metrolyrics, the same site that comes up as the first lyrics site if you put the question in [Ask.com](http://Ask.com). And [Ask.com](http://Ask.com) also comes up with [amirite.com](http://www.amiright.com/misheard/song/badboysthemefromcops.shtml), which includes the Eisenhower interpretation as an example of misunderstood song lyrics. The site gets the _correct_ lyrics wrong, but hey, that’s what you deserve for using [Ask.com](http://Ask.com). That site doesn’t show up in the top 100 in Google. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/30 "2016-12-31T03:15:47Z")
Don’t even get me started on the _Flintstones_ theme. “Let’s ride with the family down the street, Through the _mumblemumblemumblemumble_” Yeah, I know it’s “Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet,” but it was unintelligible to me as a kid growing up in the 60s. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523/31 "2016-12-31T03:22:25Z")
Some day, maybe Fred will win the fight Then that cat will stay out for the night Bad cops, bad cops, Bad cops, bad cops. Springfield cops are on the take, But what do you expect for the money we make? Whether in a car or on a horse, We don’t mind using excessive force! Bad cops, bad cops, Bad cops, bad cops. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-even-your-eisenhower-give-you-no-break-cops-theme-song/169523.md?page=1)