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