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hallelujah, i'm a bum - utah phillips lyrics

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[verse 1]
well, why don’t ya work like other folks do?
how can i get a job when you’re holding down two?

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

[verse 2]
oh, went to a house and i knocked on the door
the lady said scram bum you’ve been here before

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

[verse 3]
yeah, i went to that house and i asked for some bread
the lady said scram bum the baker is dead

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again
[story interlude]

[verse 4]
oh, i like my boss he’s a good friend of mine
that’s why i’m starving out on the bread line

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

[verse 5]
and i like jim hill, he’s a good friend of mine
say that’s why i’m moving down jim hill’s mainline

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

[story interlude]

[verse 6]
oh, i went to a bar and i asked for a drink
he gave a glass and he showed me the [?]
[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

[verse 7]
whenever i get all the money i earn
the boss will be broke and to work he must turn

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

[verse 8]
and why don’t ya save all the money ya earn?
if i didn’t eat i’d have money to burn

[refrain]
hallelujah, i’m a bum
hallelujah, bum again
hallelujah, give us a handout to revive us again

- utah phillips lyrics

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