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Dry Weather Houses

from Dancing Tunes by Edward II

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A comedic Jamaican folk song about houses that only work when it doesn’t rain, and another link to our project about life in industrial-era Manchester, with songs that reflect the plight of workers in sub-standard housing originally sung by communities separated by over 4000 miles.

lyrics

Dry weather houses are not worth a cent
And yet we have to pay so much for rent.

One Monday morning a landlord went,
To a tenant to get his rent,
But the tenant say, “Massa me no fool,
Me no pay no rent, fe no swimmin’ pool.”

Look at the room you rent me to live,
The whole of the roof is just like a sieve.
When rain come if I sleep too sound,
So help me king, I shure wud a’ drowned.

Some of the rooms they rent out, you know,
Is just like a big scorpion depot.
If you go to bed and you don’t take a oath,
Middle of the night cockroach cut your throat.

Some of the rooms, the way them so small,
You can’t even turn inside them at all.
When you want to turn you have to go outside,
Turn your turn and go back inside.

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from Dancing Tunes, track released December 1, 2020
Traditional: Arrangement Gavin Sharp / Tee Carthy

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Edward II Manchester, UK

Edward II, are an English roots band that uniquely blend the rhythms of the Caribbean with traditional songs from the British Isles. Back in the nineties the band were at the forefront of the Rock Against Racism movement and signed to Cooking Vinyl Records and Rhythm Safari in the US. They worked extensively across the globe touring world music, reggae and folk festivals on every continent! ... more

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