From the recording Special Characters in The Spy who Funked Me
Lyrics
BARNHOUSE
Rowdy folk
I heard he spoke
stored a hoard of booty
in the form of gold
Stuffed it in a fissure beside the road
paved it over smooth with a garden hoe
I pretend that I don’t know
Slippin out the door while I’m laying low
Diggin up my fortune i’m on my way
burnin rubber screamin rollin down the plain
Food and entertainment
and many rooms for rent!
servin you your fancy
til your penny pouch is spent
spirits by the rows
the devil on the phone
Instant actuon
Law attracting
Feel it in your bones
Booze and entertainment
And all that you can eat
Oh no no nooo
raise the stakes
Throw in your change
Can’t read or write
but we study face
mull it over plenty to stake my claim
Money in the bank im a runaway
Losin faith. I’ve lost my place
look over my shoulder
never feelin safe
its gettin hard to see you through all this fog
Foamin at the mouth like a junkyard dog
Who gon come to save ya
when You know you’re in too deep
Every cent you spent,
tryna keep you on the teet
Never stay too long
the sweat drip down my palms
Take my fortune
End my torment
Silver jewels and all
who gon come to save me
im begging on my knees
Oh no no no noooo
Who gon come to save you
when you can’t get off your feet
Better friends than phantoms
Why couldn’t it be me
Sinking in your teeth
Couldn’t stand the heat
holed up
in these hallowed four walls
we won’t take defeat
Who gon come to save ya
I guess it wont be me