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Landlord and Tenant

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Words:Sydney Carter, England

' I kept my =mo-ney in an old tin chest, ‘tilt I

saw 8 opos- ter and it said in- vest. If youwant a bank that- ‘ll

7 never go bust then = put your money in the Blue Chip Trust.

0 We wel-come the small in - vest - of.

Ev- Ty one a capi-tal - ist.

I kept my money in an old tin chest,

‘Till I saw a poster and it said invest.

If you want a bank that will never go bust

Then put your money in the Blue Chip Tmust.

We welcome the small investor. Ev'ry one a capitalist.

So I wrote to the Blue Chip right away,

And back came a letter the following day:

“Four per cent on every quid, If you invest it.” So I did

And I sat back waiting for the dividend.

They came alright, those chips were blue,

But along came a letter from the landlord too:

"Your rent is going up,” it said, "Two pounds a week.”

Well, | saw red... I wrote them a letter...

To Tentacle Ltd, {that was the name)

I wrote damn quick and said it was a shame.

But Tentacle said, “Well don't blame us.

We only act for the Blue Chip Trust ...

They own the property, we only collect the rent!”

To Blue Chip, ECL, I went

To ask them why they were putting up the rent,

A young man said, “Well it distressed us,

But we must think of our investors." "I do!” I said.

To pay myself my four per cent,

It seems I've got to raise my rent,

I can't afford the rent and so I told myself I've got to go.

A small percentage of me, has never had it so good!

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