Pity the Downtrodden Landlord
(Clayton)
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Please open your hearts and your purses
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To a man who is misunderstood
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He gets all the kicks and the curses
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Though He wishes you nothing but good
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He wistfully begs you to show him
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You think he's a friend, not a louse;
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So remember the debt that you owe him
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The landlord who lends you his house
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So pity the downtrodden landlord
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And his back that is burdened and bent
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Respect his gray hairs, don't ask for repairs
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And don't be behind with the rent.
When thunder clouds gather and darken
You can sleep undisturbed in your bed;
But the landlord must sit up and hearken
And shiver, and wonder, and dread;
If you're killed, then you die in a hurry
And you never will know your bad luck,
But the landlord is shaking with worry ---
"Has one of my houses been struck?"
When a landlord resorts to eviction
Don't think that he does it for spite;
He's acting from deepest conviction,
And what's right, after all, is what's right.
But I see that your hearts are all hardened
And I fear I'm appealing in vain;
Yet I hope my last plea will be pardoned
If I beg on my knees once again:
RG
Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!