Max Romeo - 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