Wanna tell you a story,
About the house-man blues
I come home one Friday,
Had to tell the landlady I`d-a lost my job
She said that don`t confront me,
Long as I get my money next Friday
Now next Friday come I didn`t get the rent,
And out the door I went
So I goes to the landlady,
I said, "You let me slide?"
I`ll have the rent for you in a month.
Next I don`t know
So said let me slide it on you know people,
I notice when I come home in the evening
She ain`t got nothing nice to say to me,
But for five year she was so nice
Loh` she was lovy-dovy,
I come home one particular evening
The landlady said, "You got the rent money yet?",
I said, "No, can`t find no job"
Therefore I ain`t got no money to pay the rent
She said "I don`t believe you`re tryin` to find no job"
Said "I seen you today you was standin` on a corner,
Leaning up against a post"
I said "But I`m tired, I`ve been walkin` all day"
She said "That don`t confront me,
Long as I get my money next Friday"
Now next Friday come I didn`t have the rent,
And out the door I went
So I go down the streets,
Down to my good friend`s house
I said "Look man I`m outdoors you know,
Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
He said "Let me go and ask my wife"
He come out of the house,
I could see it in his face
I know that was no
He said "I don`t know man, ah she kinda funny, you know"
I said "I know, everybody funny, now you funny too"
So I go back home
I tell the landlady I got a job, I`m gonna pay the rent
She said "Yeah?" I said "Oh yeah"
And then she was so nice,
Loh` she was lovy-dovy
So I go in my room, pack up my things and I go,
I slip on out the back door and down the streets I go
She a-howlin` about the front rent, she`ll be lucky to get any back rent,
She ain`t gonna get none of it
So I stop in the local bar you know people,
I go to the bar, I ring my coat, I call the bartender
Said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Well I ain`t seen my baby since I don`t know when,
I`ve been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin
Gonna get high man I`m gonna get loose,
Need me a triple shot of that juice
Gonna get drunk don`t you have no fear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
But I`m sitting now at the bar,
I`m getting drunk, I`m feelin` mellow
I`m drinkin` bourbon, I`m drinkin` scotch, I`m drinkin` beer
Looked down the bar, here come the bartender
I said "Look man, come down here"
So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain`t seen my baby since the night before last,
Gotta get a drink man I`m gonna get gassed
Gonna get high man I ain`t had enough,
Need me a triple shot of that stuff
Gonna get drunk won`t you listen right here,
I want one bourbon, one shot and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Now by this time I`m plenty high,
You know when your mouth a-getting dry you`re plenty high
Looked down the bar I say to my bartender
I said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want this time?
I said "Look man, a-what time is it?"
He said "The clock on the wall say three o`clock
Last call for alcohol, so what you need?"
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain`t seen my baby since a nigh` and a week,
Gotta get drunk man till I can`t even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me,
One drink ain`t enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I`m gonna make it real clear,
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
About the house-man blues
I come home one Friday,
Had to tell the landlady I`d-a lost my job
She said that don`t confront me,
Long as I get my money next Friday
Now next Friday come I didn`t get the rent,
And out the door I went
So I goes to the landlady,
I said, "You let me slide?"
I`ll have the rent for you in a month.
Next I don`t know
So said let me slide it on you know people,
I notice when I come home in the evening
She ain`t got nothing nice to say to me,
But for five year she was so nice
Loh` she was lovy-dovy,
I come home one particular evening
The landlady said, "You got the rent money yet?",
I said, "No, can`t find no job"
Therefore I ain`t got no money to pay the rent
She said "I don`t believe you`re tryin` to find no job"
Said "I seen you today you was standin` on a corner,
Leaning up against a post"
I said "But I`m tired, I`ve been walkin` all day"
She said "That don`t confront me,
Long as I get my money next Friday"
Now next Friday come I didn`t have the rent,
And out the door I went
So I go down the streets,
Down to my good friend`s house
I said "Look man I`m outdoors you know,
Can I stay with you maybe a couple days?"
He said "Let me go and ask my wife"
He come out of the house,
I could see it in his face
I know that was no
He said "I don`t know man, ah she kinda funny, you know"
I said "I know, everybody funny, now you funny too"
So I go back home
I tell the landlady I got a job, I`m gonna pay the rent
She said "Yeah?" I said "Oh yeah"
And then she was so nice,
Loh` she was lovy-dovy
So I go in my room, pack up my things and I go,
I slip on out the back door and down the streets I go
She a-howlin` about the front rent, she`ll be lucky to get any back rent,
She ain`t gonna get none of it
So I stop in the local bar you know people,
I go to the bar, I ring my coat, I call the bartender
Said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Well I ain`t seen my baby since I don`t know when,
I`ve been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin
Gonna get high man I`m gonna get loose,
Need me a triple shot of that juice
Gonna get drunk don`t you have no fear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
But I`m sitting now at the bar,
I`m getting drunk, I`m feelin` mellow
I`m drinkin` bourbon, I`m drinkin` scotch, I`m drinkin` beer
Looked down the bar, here come the bartender
I said "Look man, come down here"
So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain`t seen my baby since the night before last,
Gotta get a drink man I`m gonna get gassed
Gonna get high man I ain`t had enough,
Need me a triple shot of that stuff
Gonna get drunk won`t you listen right here,
I want one bourbon, one shot and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Now by this time I`m plenty high,
You know when your mouth a-getting dry you`re plenty high
Looked down the bar I say to my bartender
I said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want this time?
I said "Look man, a-what time is it?"
He said "The clock on the wall say three o`clock
Last call for alcohol, so what you need?"
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain`t seen my baby since a nigh` and a week,
Gotta get drunk man till I can`t even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me,
One drink ain`t enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I`m gonna make it real clear,
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer