House Rent Boogie

I'm gonna tell you a story about the house rent boogie

Long time ago, I stayed with old woman for five long years

I had a good job

I mean a sure enough good job

I worked there everyday for five long years

Yeah, I come home on Friday

She's always smiling

She loves her Johnny and so nice

In every way, she would smile and be so loving Debbie

I had a good job then I come home one Friday

I told old landlady, I had lost my job

She said "what?" I'd done lost my job

"Yeah", she said

Then I kind of noticed

She was acting a little funny

She never would smile too much

When I come in during the daytime

I had lost my job

Uh-huh

"Yeah", She said, "you trying to find a job?"

I said, "yeah, I just can't find no job"

The house rent blue

Uh-huh

She said, "you ain't tryin' to find no job"

I said, "oh yeah, I been walkin' all day, I just can't find no job"

She said, she passed the other day

Saw me standin' on the corner

Leaning against a pole

I said, "I was tired, I've been walking all day"

"I just couldn't find no job"

Yeah, I'm going across the street here

And try to get this rent together

A friend of mine, i go across the street

I come on in, hey johnny, come on in

I said "say, im outdoors"

He said, "what?"

I said "I'm outdoors"

He said "yeah"

I said, "give me a place to stay tonight"

He said, "let me go in there and talk to my wife"

He come back down the stair

Say "hey Johnny, my wife acting a little funny"

I said, "yeah, everybody's funny"

I said "you're funny too"

I go back across the street

I tell the old landlady

I say, "yes, yes, I'm gonna get the rent together"

She said " yeah"

I said "oh yeah I'm gonna get it"

So you gonna pay me the back rent?

I said, "oh yeah, I'm gonna pay you all of it"

Talking about the back rent

Talking about the back rent

She gonna get none of it

Now I ease on out the door with my clothes

You ain't getting nothing

Yeah, and I got on away from the house

Talking about back rent

She lucky she get any front rent