[Intro]
Similar little riff repeated throughout the song.
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[Verse 1]
There was a knockin at my door
It s the dreaded landlord
He wants his rent and wants it now
And he is careless how
He left us in a vacant daze
Askin how we got here
And we retired to slumber
But the glasses never were rinsed
[Verse 2]
There was a tapping on my back
It s the dreaded foreman
I think I see a smile
Through his teeth and his cigar
He put my hands to working
Said they d otherwise do nothing
And I made a thousand things today
I m sure I ll never use
[Verse 3]
There was a ringing of my bell
I picked it up to answer
They said they were my comrade
But they couldn t say my name +
So I asked about the sun and moon
And what their thoughts on time were
They hung it up in madness
And went on to punch the clock
[Chorus]
And somewhere there s a sound of someone singing
I got an invitation once to liberty
They had a mischief brew, but no goblets were used
Besting rum or porter
tis a liquor never brewed.
Never brewed!
[Bridge]
[Verse 4]
There was a rapping at my door
It s the dreaded policeman
He had a ticket to enter
Signed by fools and stamped with laws
He questioned me on politics
Scorned my generation
For not respecting elders
And the land s authority
[Verse 5]
So when the landlord came to knock
I said,