1.
Oh, why don't I work like other men do?
How the hell can I work when there's no work to do?

R.
Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, bum again
Hallelujah, give us a handout
To revive us again

2.
Oh, why don't you save all the money you earn?
If I didn't eat, I'd have money to burn

3.
Whenever I get all the money i earn
The boss will be broke, and to work he must turn

4.
Oh, I like my boss, he's a good friend of mine
That's why I am starving out on the bread line

5.
When springtime does come, oh, won't we have fun,
We'll throw up our jobs, and we'll go on the bum.