LANDLORD

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Song Title
LANDLORD
Writers
Raskin
Publisher
ESSEX MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Complaining, Dirty, Gross, Home, House, Landlord, Upset
Lyrics
Paint peelin’ off the wall,
Dirt pilin’ in the hall,
Ice on the pipes but no steam at all.

CHORUS
Landlord, landlord
That lowdown rotten good-for-nothin’ mmm

He says, “I’m gonna raise your rent one day,
Kick you out if you can’t pay,
Yes, you and the doggone O. P. A.*

CHORUS

He’s against public housin’,
He can’t stand the fuss were rousin’,
We’ll take care of him later
With the rat exterminator.
Pay him a bonus and give him grease
For the right to sign a lease.
You can have dogs but kids must cease.

CHORUS

Plaster fell on grandma’s head,
Here’s what that dirty landlord said:
“Why you kickin’, fella, she ain’t dead?”

2nd CHORUS
Landlord, landlord,
That disinfectin’, rent collectin’…

Listen to that phony whine,
“Fully rented” says the sign
Who wouldn’t think that war is fine?

CHORUS

He’s against slum clearance
Government interference
He’s a slimy old reptilian
Worth a cool eleven million

Come on neighbors, let’s get wise
We can lick these greed guys
All you gotta do is organize

LAST CHORUS
Landlord, landlord,
Tat low down rotten, good—for-nothin’
Devil speakin’, profit seekin’,
Mercenary, reactionary
Landlord.

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