The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #37834   Message #4198418
Posted By: GUEST
02-Mar-24 - 09:38 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
Words missing from the recording I had on cassette tape;
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"what you gonna do when the / rent comes round / rain comes down /
Oh babe? Oh babe?
"what you gonna do when the / rent comes round / rain comes down /
Oh babe? Oh babe?
"what you gonna do when the / rent comes round / rain comes down /
I'm gonna stand on the porch with my mouth stuck out
Oh babe! Oh babe!
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three lines question and one line answer, and that pattern was made three or four times throughout the song - Nothing about-C-H-I-C-K-E-N-
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Not sure if that verse had the "rent... " or the "rain..."
But it seems especially strong if it were "rent...", because the suggestion could then be: "are you the cat that comes and wants to eat us up or are you our Mother bird who comes to us with goodies to eat."