Hallelujah Im A Bum Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

GRejoice and be glad, for the spCring time has come,

GWe can throw down out shovels and Dgo on the bum

HallelGujah, I'm a bCum, HalleGlujah, bum agaDin,

HallelGujah, give us a haCndout, To rDevive us agGain

The 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, To revive us again

I went to a house and I wrapped on the door,

And the lady said, "Bum, bum, you've been here before."

Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again,

Hallelujah, give us a handout, To revive us again

I like Jim Hill, He's a good friend of mine,

That is why I am hiking down Jim Hill's main line

Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again,

Hallelujah, give us a handout, To revive us again

I went to a house, and I asked for some bread,

And the lady said "Bum, bum, the baker is dead."

Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again,

Hallelujah, give us a handout, To revive us again

Oh why don't you work like other men do?

Now how can I work when there's no work to do?

Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again,

Hallelujah, give us a handout, To revive us again

Why don't you save all the money you earn?

If I didn't eat, I'd have money to burn

Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again,

Hallelujah, give us a handout, To revive us again

I don't like work, and work don't like me,

and that is the reason I am so hungry

Hallelujah, I'm a bum, Hallelujah, bum again,

Hallelujah, give us a handout, To revive us again

Some Alternate Verses:

I can't buy a job 'cause I ain't got the dough,

So I ride in a boxcar 'cause I'm a hobo

Why don't you work like other men do?

How can I get a job when you're holding down two?

I went to a bar and I asked for a drink,

They gave me a cup and said there's the sink

Why don't you work like other men do?

How the hell can I work when the sky is blue?