Hallelujah I’m a Bum
Why don’t you work like the other folks do.
How can I get a job when you’re holding down two.
CHORUS:
Hallelujah I’m a Bum, Hal…bum again.
Hallelujah give us a handout to revive us again.
Oh I went to a house and I knocked on the door.
A lady said scram bum you’ve been here before.
Yeah, I went to that house and I asked for some bread.
The lady said scram bum the baker is dead.
Oh I like my boss he’s a good friend of mine.
That’s why I’m starving out on the bread line.
Whenever I get all the money I earn.
Then the boss will be broke and to work he must. turn
Oh went to a bar and I asked for a drink.
He gave me a glass and he showed me the sink.
I like Jim Hill, a good friend of mine.
That’s why I’m movin’ down Jim Hill’s main line.
Oh why don’t you save all the money you earn.
If I didn’t eat I’d have money to burn.
Harry McClintock
Why don’t you work like the other folks do.
How can I get a job when you’re holding down two.
CHORUS:
Hallelujah I’m a Bum, Hal…bum again.
Hallelujah give us a handout to revive us again.
Oh I went to a house and I knocked on the door.
A lady said scram bum you’ve been here before.
Yeah, I went to that house and I asked for some bread.
The lady said scram bum the baker is dead.
Oh I like my boss he’s a good friend of mine.
That’s why I’m starving out on the bread line.
Whenever I get all the money I earn.
Then the boss will be broke and to work he must. turn
Oh went to a bar and I asked for a drink.
He gave me a glass and he showed me the sink.
I like Jim Hill, a good friend of mine.
That’s why I’m movin’ down Jim Hill’s main line.
Oh why don’t you save all the money you earn.
If I didn’t eat I’d have money to burn.
Harry McClintock
Performed by Tom Shults