Oh dear landlord Please hear these words that I speak Oh, I know that you have suffered But you are not so unique When that old steamboat whistle blows I'll give you all I got to give And I hope you receive it well Depending on the way you feel that you live, my brother ♪ Hey, dear landlord Please don't put a price on my soul Oh and if I do, I do Is about to lose my control All of us at times we might work too hard To have it too fast and too much But anyone can understand things He can feel but he just can't touch I'll be here Oh you'd better get out here ♪ Yeah, dear landlord Please don't dismiss my case Don't you know I'm not about to argue Or move to no other place Each of us has his own special gift And you know help was meant to be So if you don't underestimate me I swear you won't underestimate me Get 'em on guitar, baby Oh won't leave my head ♪ Oh, my landlord Dear landlord, oh no