[Verse 1]
"Oh, why don't you work
Like other men do?"
How the hell can I work
When there's no work to do?

[Chorus]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
To revive us again!

[Verse 2]
I went to a house
I asked for some bread
The lady came out
Said, "The baker is dead"

[Chorus]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
To revive us again!

[Verse 3]
I went to a house
I knocked on the door
The lady said, "Scram, bum
You've been here before"
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallеlujah, give us a handout
To revive us again!

[Verse 4]
Wеll, I love my boss
He's a good friend of mine
That's why I'm starving
Out on the bread line

[Chorus]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
To revive us again!

[Verse 5]
"Now, why don't you save
All the money you earn?"
If I didn't eat
I'd have money to burn

[Chorus]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
To revive us again!