by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Hallelujah, I'm a bum!
Language: English
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!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "Hallelujah, I'm a bum!", 2006 [ male voice, female voice, amplified piano, and percussion ], from Voices from a Forgotten World: American Songbook V, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-06-20
Line count: 36
Word count: 164