Heaven for the Landlord; or, Forthwith Understands

Eli Siegel

The landlord's Heaven is where 

   There's a constant coming in of rent 

   And nothing at all is spent 

On any repair.

 

The landlord's Heaven is where 

   As the Heavenly clouds roll— 

   For him, rent increases roll 

In, constantly; for there 

Is no Heavenly rent control, 

No Heavenly rent control—

Nothing to question the landlord's soul, 

Nothing to question the landlord's soul.

 

What landlord ever to heaven went 

Without a hope of collecting rent?— 

Where the Heavenly clouds roll, 

Where the rent increases roll 

   Into the landlord's hands 

   By the Great Landlord's clear commands—

   Which every tenant understands: 

   Forthwith.