Dry Weather Houses (l-m-h)

by Caribbean folk song

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DRY WEATHER HOUSES l-m-h
Caribbean folk song
Key: D

 3   3   3   2    2
 6   6   6   5    5
 9   9   9   8    8
One Mon-day morn-ing

-1  2   -2'  2   3  3 -2' -2'
-4  5   -5   5   6  6 -5  -5
-8  8   -9   8   9  9 -9  -9
A land-lord went to a ten-ant

-2' 2   2    -1
-5  5   5    -4
-9  8   8    -8
To get some rent

-1  -1  -1   2  -2'
-4  -4  -4   5  -5
-8  -8  -8   8  -9
But the ten-ant say

-3' 3  -2'2   -1
-6  6  -5 5   -4
-10 9  -9 8   -8
Mas-sa me no fool

-3'-3'-3' -3' 3
-6 -6 -6  -6  6
-10-10-10 -10 9
Me no pay no rent

 3  -2' 2   -1    1
 6  -5  5   -4    4
 9  -9  8   -8    7  
For no swim-min' pool

3  -3'  3   1    2   -1  1   -1
6  -6   6   4    5   -4  4   -4
9  -10  9   7    8   -8  7   -8
I tell you dry weath-er hous-es

 2   3   -2'  2  -1
 5   6   -5   5  -4
 8   9   -9   8  -8
Are not worth a cent

-2' -2' 2   -1  2  -2'
-5  -5  5   -4  5  -5
-9  -9  8   -8  8  -9
And yet we have to pay

3   2   -1   1
6   5   -4   4
9   8   -8   7
So much for rent

 3   -3' 3   2
 6   -6  6   5
 9   -10 9   8
Sing it out now 

 1    2   -1  1   -1
 4    5   -4  4   -4
 7    8   -8  7   -8
Dry weath-er hous-es

 2   3   -2'  2  -1
 5   6   -5   5  -4
 8   9   -9   8  -8
Are not worth a cent

-2' -2' 2   -1  2  -2'
-5  -5  5   -4  5  -5
-9  -9  8   -8  8  -9
And yet we have to pay

3   2   -1   1
6   5   -4   4
9   8   -8   7
So much for rent