Open The Door, Richard-Louis Jordan

[00:08.97]Open the door richard [00:12.78]Open the door and let me in [00:16.72]Open the door richard [00:19.96]Richard why don't you open that door [00:23.95]I met old zeke standin on the corner the other day [00:26.22]That cat sure was booted with the liqour [00:28.41]He was what he was abnoxicated he was what [00:33.43]He was inebriated he was what well he was just plain drunk [00:38.12]Well alright then [00:39.73]He was sure salty with the bartender [00:41.78]The bartender's tryin to make him by another drink [00:44.49]Zeke told the bartender [00:46.02]There ain't no need of me buyin no drinks [00:48.32]When everyone else is buyin them [00:50.15]I'm goin to drink to everybody's health till I ruin my own [00:55.09]Open the door richard [00:57.87]Why don't he know who he's throwin outta that joint [01:00.55]Why I'll go back in that joint and take a short stick [01:04.55]And bust it down to the ground [01:08.48]Open the door richard [01:11.42]But I hate to be caught out on the street like this [01:14.22]Cause I got class I ain't never used yet [01:22.18]But I guess I better get on in the house [01:23.18]Cause I don't want my pastor to catch me out like this [01:29.41]Open the door richrd [01:32.01]Now look at that old woman across the street [01:35.43]Done stuck her head outta the window callin her sister [01:36.30]Look at her and her sister sayin ain't that him ain't that him [01:39.27]Yes it's me and I'm drunk again [01:44.87]Open the door richard [01:47.42]I know he's in there cause I got on the clothes. [01:50.30]They can't throw him out cause I owe just as [01:52.10]Much back rent as he does [01:54.98]Imagine that old woman chargin us [01:57.38]Three dollars a month and gettin mad cause we 12 months in the arears [02:01.66]Come meetin me last thursday sayin [02:05.22]'Ain't you boys goin to give me some back rent [02:06.20]I told her she'd be lucky if she got some front rent [02:10.51]Open the door richard hey come on open the door [02:19.06]Cause I'm standin here scratchin in my pants pocket [02:23.32]And standin here gropin in my coat pocket [02:27.77]And standin here feelin in my shirt pocket [02:31.99]And I can't find the key [02:33.23]Open the door richard [02:37.05]Open the door richard [02:40.93]Open the door and let me in [02:44.85]Open the door richard [02:48.88]Richard why don't you open that door [02:56.97]