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Landlord

from A Hand Full Of Songs by Jim Page

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Landlord

yonder come my landlord collecting his rent
with his greedy yellow eyes and his tongue all bent
with his padlocked pockets and his bad luck nose
come sneaking around my doorway and going through my clothes

how could you treat me so cold
you got a mortgage on my body and a lien on my soul

I got a rundown room on a dead end street
it takes a lot of struggle just to make ends meet
big money comin’ in all over town
people like me are gettin’ shuffled around

how could you treat me so cold
you got a mortgage on my body and a lien on my soul

but hey you landlord I know you well
you spend a lot of time hangin’ in a Trump hotel
playin’ games with the money on the fat of the land
I’ll put on a pair of gloves before I shake your hand

how could you treat me so cold
you got a mortgage on my body and a lien on my soul

you go watching through windows what you got no right to see
knocking on doors when you got no right to be there
your legs are weak, you been telling lies
and some day somebody’s gonna get wise

how could you treat me so cold
you got a mortgage on my body and a lien on my soul

you’re gonna get evicted out on the street
with no food in your belly no shoes on your feet
you’re gonna walk around from door to door
but nobody’s gonna want to see you anymore
you’re gonna wake up at the crack of dawn
you’re gonna look around and find that your land is gone
you want to be cold as cold as you please
come next winter we’re all gonna freeze

how could you treat me so cold
you got a mortgage on my body and a lien on my soul

yonder come my landlord collecting his rent
with his greedy yellow eyes and his tongue all bent
with his padlocked pockets and his bad luck nose
come sneaking around my doorway and going through my clothes

how could you treat me so cold
you got a mortgage on my body and a lien on my soul

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from A Hand Full Of Songs, released October 5, 2017
Jim Page - vocal and acoustic guitar
Mark Ettinger - acoustic bass
Orville Johnson - dobro
Grant Dermody - harmonica

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Jim Page Seattle, Washington

Named by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as “One Of The 50 Most Influential Musicians In Seattle History.” Originally from California Page has called Seattle and the Pacific Northwest “home” since 1971. Songs covered by The Doobie Brothers, Christy Moore, Dick Gaughan, Michael Hedges, and Roy Bailey. Utah Phillips: “If you’re ever going to get the message, this is the messenger to get it from.” ... more

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