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why don't you work
like the other men do
how the hell could i work
when there's no work to do
why don't you save
all the money you earn
if i didn't eat
i had money to burn
hallelujah, i'm a bum
hallelujah, bum again
give us a handout to revive us again
the springtime has come
and i'm just out of jail
without any money
without any bail
i can't buy a job
'cause i ain't got the dough
i ride in a boxcar
'cause i am a hobo
hallelujah, i'm a bum
hallelujah, bum again
give us a handout to revive us again
i went to a house
i knocked on the door
the lady came out and said
you've been here before
i went to a house
and i asked for some bread
the lady said oh my
the baker is dead
i went to a bar
and i asked for a drink
they gave me a glass
and showed me the sink
hallelujah, i'm a bum
hallelujah, bum again
give us a handout to revive us again
the springtime has come
oh won't we have fun
we'll throw up our jobs
and we'll go on the bum
hallelujah, i'm a bum
hallelujah, bum again
give us a handout to revive us again