Oh, why don't I work, 
Like other men do?
How the hell can I work
When the skies are so blue?

Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And revive us again!

Oh, springtime has come
And I'm just out of jail, 
Without any money, 
Without any bail.

Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And I'll buy a nip of gin!

I knock'd on a door
To beg a scrap of bread, 
Then a lady came out and says
The baker is dead.

Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And revive us again!

I don't give a damn
What good people think, 
So long as I got plenty
Of hooch to drink.

Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And I'll buy a nip of gin!

Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And revive us again!