Landlord, landlord my roof has sprung a leak Don't you remember how I told you All about it when you called last week You say I owe you money and my rent is overdue Well that's one payment I won't make until you fix my house up new Landlord, landlord you've got change those locks and keys Throw my furniture in the street and make a martyr out of me You really got some imagination to say the things you do You won't talk that way no more if I get my hands on you Police station - arrest - late papers - stop press Man threatens landlord, tenant held no bail, Judge gives revolutionary 90 days in jail, oh 90 days in jail Landlord, landlord I'm a very desperate man Going to ruin the government and overturn the land Going to burn your houses, going to scratch your car The way you understand me now I might well have just come down from Mars Landlord, landlord, landlord, landlord, landlord, landlord