Hallelujah, I’m a bum

O why don’t you work like the other folks do?

How the hell can I work if there’s no work to do?

Hallelujah, I’m a bum!

Hallelujah, bum again!

Hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again!

Oh why don’t you save all the money you earn?

If I did not eat, I’d have money to burn.

Hallelujah, I’m a bum!

Hallelujah, bum again!

Hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again!

Our wages can’t buy all the wealth we produce

So the factory’s shut down and we are turned loose.

Hallelujah, I’m a bum!

Hallelujah, bum again!

Hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again!

If ever I get all the money I earn

The boss will be broke and to work he must turn.

Hallelujah, I’m a bum!

Hallelujah, bum again!

Hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again!