[Verse 1]
Ain't got a dime to my name
What a terrible shame
Ho-hum, ho-ho-hum

[Verse 2]
Just found a hole in my shoe
And my stockin' shows through
Ho-hum, ho-ho-hum

[Verse 3]
I know that when you're as free
As a bird in a tree, life is a wonderful whim
Look at the crank with his dough in the bank
Don't you feel sorry for him?

[Verse 4]
Rolling along at a loss
Never gathering moss
Ho-hum, ho-ho, ho-ho, hum

[Interlude]
Ho-hum, woah-ho-ho-hum
Ho-hum, ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hum

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 5]
I'm no terrific success
I ought to worry, I guess
Ho-hum, ho-ho-hum

[Verse 6]
I like a shady ol' tree
What's the matter with me?
Ho-hum, ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hum

[Verse 7]
There's nothing quite as grotesque
As a man at a desk
Looking outside at the sun
Shirt's made of silk
And a diet of milk
Maybe he thinks he has fun

[Verse 8]
I've got the vagabond itch
Guess I'll never get rich
Ho-hum, ho-ho, ho-ho, ho-ho, ho-ho-ho-ho, hum