Rent Man Lyrics - Max Romeo

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 have to 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 to 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 you not 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 

Woy, what a pressure, hey 

Landlord, dem a pressure tenants 

Woy, woy, woy, what a pressure 

Landlord, a pressure tenants 

Woy, woy, woy, what a pressure