A nuh everybody own house (why?)
Cah di system a fraud
So dah lyrics yah goes out (to who?)
To who have it hard (timeless)
Me wan' roof over mi head (yeah)
Me nuh mongrel dog (no)
But me nah mek through Mr. Man have di upper hand
Him a draw card, you mad?

Hey, di buss pipe wet up di front yard
Di house wan' paint, dutty landlord
'Bout you wan' raise rent, yuh too hard
Fix di room dem, dutty landlord
Every month end you come a draw card
Di toilette spoil, dutty landlord
You nuh fix di 'oman front door
'Bout you gone chop out a man backyard

Hey, comin' like say we a wuk fi pay rent
House rent, tenement, worse apartment
Landlord a talk 'bout two tax percent
Don't tell me that, tell di government
Hey, tell me how mi money fi well spent
The house run dung Sanitary Deficient
Next rent day you a get a envelope
With one dollar coin and a red one cent

Di buss pipe wet up di front yard
Di house wan' paint, dutty landlord
'Bout you wan' raise rent, yuh too hard
Fix di room dem, dutty landlord
Every month end you come a draw card
Di toilette spoil, dutty landlord
You nuh fix di 'oman front door
'Bout you gone chop out a man backyard

Hey, wah really a gwan inna di house?
You wan' me use violence, express mi grounds?
Me nuh sell cheese, don't be a silly mouse
Hey, one bag a termite wait a light post
You tek big man place fi almshouse
Me cyaan' bring a gyal around cah she would a frowns
Hey, landlord bwoy, mek me tell you this
You see up a rent board your name top di list

Hey, di buss pipe wet up di front yard
Di house wan' paint, dutty landlord
'Bout you wan' raise rent, yuh too hard
Fix di room dem, dutty landlord
Every month end you come a draw card
Di toilette spoil, dutty landlord
You nuh fix di 'oman front door
'Bout you gone chop out a man backyard

Comin' like say we a wuk fi pay rent
House rent, tenement, worse apartment
Landlord a talk 'bout two tax percent
Don't tell me that, tell di government
Hey, tell me how mi money fi well spent
The house run dung Sanitary Deficient
Next rent day you a get a envelope
With one dollar coin and a red one cent

A nuh everybody own house (why?)
Cah di system a fraud
So dah lyrics yah goes out (to who?)
To who have it hard (timeless)
Me wan' roof over mi head (yeah)
Me nuh mongrel dog (no)
But me nah mek through Mr. Man have di upper hand
Him a draw card, you mad?

Hey, di buss pipe wet up di front yard
Di house wan' paint, dutty landlord
'Bout you wan' raise rent, yuh too hard
Fix di room dem, dutty landlord
Every month end you come a draw card
Di toilette spoil, dutty landlord
You nuh fix di 'oman front door
'Bout you gone chop out a man backyard

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Writer(s): Adidja Palmer, Carlton Williams, Clive Hunt