Lyrics:

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