Rent Man

(A who dat a knock so early, sir? -A me, "Nine-finger" the rentie Idren) Woy, what a pressure Landlord a pressure tenants Woy, what a pressure Landlord a pressure tenant Everywhere you can turn in town You hear people saying house rent too high Yes everywhere you can turn in town The poor people crying house rent too high Your rent one this month for fifty dollars You live there two months it raise to sixty dollars If you have any children, you can't get it No matter what the price, you ha fe gladly take it Every three weeks the rent man come With him bodyguard and him big, long gun You can't tell him seh you no have it Anyway deh you have to try find it Or else him coming back with the bailiff man Coming in a van with two police men And one thing you must understand If you even get drop him nah get no wrong Woy, what a pressure Landlord a pressure tenant Woy, woy, woy, what a pressure, hey Landlord, dem a pressure tenants My landlord is a cruel man A man that no one can understand Every time the rent near fe due That is the time when my landlord screw And when him collect, him smile again That's the only time me and him are friend But that friendship only lasts for three weeks 'Cause three weeks' time the rent drew again