Open the Door, Richard lyrics

Open the door, Richard

Open the door and let me in

Open the door, Richard

Richard, why don't you open that door

I met old Zeke standin' on the corner the other day

That cat sure was booted with liquor

He was what?

He was abnoxicated!

He was what?

He was inebriated!

He was what?

Well, he was just plain drunk

Well, alright then

He sure was salty with the bartender

The bartender's tryin' to make him by another drink

Zeke told the bartender

There ain't no need of me buyin' no drinks when everybody else is buyin 'em

I'm goin' to drink to everybody's health 'till I ruin my own!

Open the door, Richard!

Why, he don't know who he's throwin' outta that joint?

Why, I'll go back in that joint and take a short stick and bust it down to the ground!

Open the door, Richard!

But I hate to be caught out on the street like this 'cause it makes you looks so common

And I know I ain't common 'cause I got class I ain't never used yet

But I guess I better get on in the house cause I don't want my pastor to catch me out like this

Hey, Richard, open the door!

Now look at that old woman across the street

Done stuck her head outta the window, callin' her sister

Look at her, hunchin' her sister sayin, "ain't that him, ain't that him?"

Yes it's me, and I'm drunk again!

Open the door, Richard!

I know he's in there cause I got on the clothes

They can't throw him out cause I owe just as much back rent as he does

Imagine that old woman chargin' us three dollars a month and gettin mad cause we 12 months in the arears

Come meetin' me last Thursday sayin', "ain't you boys goin' to give me some back rent?"

I told her she'd be lucky if she got some front rent!

Open the door, Richard!

Hey, Richard, open the door!

Cause I'm standin' here, scratchin' in my pants pocket

And standin' here, gropin' in my coat pocket

And standin' here, feelin' in my shirt pocket

And I can't find the key

Hey, open the door, Richard!

Open the door, Richard

Open the door and let me in

Open the door, Richard

Richard, why don't you open that door

• Artist:Louis Jordan
• Album:The 'V' Discs & More