Mavis Staples - House In Order lyrics

You remember when you have to stay after school And write on the board a hundred times "I ain't doin' my homework, I ain't doin' my lesson" (House!) Give it up, give it up, give it House in order House in order Yesterday I found an earring You know damn well it wasn't mine This morning I found a hair in your sink The long stringy kind Pardon me for misleading But my papa don't raise no fools And if you don't want to fail your lesson You better stay after school I think, I think you better Get your house in order Get your shoes on straight Your tears can run like water But they're just a little to little to late House You better get your house in order Uh huh See me call you on the phone 3 a.m. your line's engaged See me wonderin' if U're all alone See me go into a rage Hear me knockin' on your window Hear Muntana knee deep Hear me tell the to of you to go to H-E double L And if U're feelin' froggy leap! I think, I think you better Get your house in order Get your shoes on straight Your tears can run like water (Tears can run like water) But they're just a little to little to late House Baby, get your house in order House Baby, get your house in order Hear me knockin' on your window you better... (Get your house in order) (Baby, get your house in order) Get your house in order Don't mix me up with your money maker (Money maker) I'd never work to keep you fat (Fat... no!) I'd rather work for the undertaker A dead man got more sense than you if you think that I'm gonna go for that Better get your house in order (Get your house in order) Better get your shoes on straight (Get your shoes on straight) Your tears can run like water But they're just a little to little to late House in order Better get your house in order (House in order) House in order House in order Yeah Blow it on me Ooh, sounds right Pardon me for misleadin' But my papa didn't raise no fool And if you don't want to fail your lesson You better stay after school I think, I think you better (I think you better) Get your house in order Get your shoes on straight Your tears can run like water But they're just a little to late, to late House (Get your house in order) Get your, get your house in order (Baby, get your house in order) you better... (Get your house in order) Get your shoes on straight (Baby, get your house in order) {fade out} You see, your tears don't mean, mean nothin' (Baby, get your house in order) Because your tears baby (Get your house in order) Are way much to late (Get your house in order)