Hallelujah Im A Bum

chords by : chase chafin www . reverbnation . com/Chasechafinandtheconductor a nice simple hobo song by the great harry mcclintock . i’m not sure about the key of the song , put i play it it in G . lyrics vary in different versions , i just typed out the ones to the recording i had and included some others at the end . G C rejoice and be glad , for the spring time has come , G D we can throw down out shovels and go on the bum G C G D hallelujah , i’m a bum , hallelujah , bum again , G C D G hallelujah , give us a handout , to revive us again 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?