Title: Hallelujah!  I'm a Bum
Artist: traditional American hobo song, origin uncertain, multiple versions
Genre: Folk
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T:Hallelujah!  I'm a Bum
T:Hallelujah -- I'm a Bum
T:traditional American hobo song - origin uncertain 
T:Amsco Music Sales Co., N.Y.C. 1933
C:traditional American hobo song
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: 1.~Re-|joice and be|glad, For the|spring- time has|come. We can|throw down our|shov- els and|go on the|bum.|
w: 2.~The~|spring- time has|come, And I'm|just out of|jail, With _|out a- ny|mon- ey, with-|out a- ny|bail.|
w: 3.~I~|went to a|house, And I|rapped on the|door. And the|la- dy says,|"Bum, bum, you've|been here be-|fore!"|
w: 4.~I|like _ Jim|Hill, He's a|good friend of|mine, That is|why I am|hik- ing down|Jim Hill's main|line.|
w: 5.~I|went to a|house, And I|asked for some|bread, And the|la- dy says,|"Bum, bum, the|ba- ker is|dead."|
w: 6.~Oh,|why don't you|work, Like _|o- ther men|do? Now _|how can I|work, when there's|no work to|do?|
w: 7.~So|why don't you|save All the|mo- ney you|earn? If _|I did- n't|eat I'd have|mo- ney to|burn.|
w: 8.~Well,|I don't like|work, And _|work don't like|me. And _|that is the|rea- son I|am so hun-|gry.|
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w: Hal- le-|lu- jah, I'm a|bum! Hal- le-|lu- jah, bum a-|gain. Hal- le-|
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w: lu- jah, give us a|hand- out to re-|vive us a-|gain.|
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