Hallelujah, I'm a Bum - Bobby Short

Rockefeller’s busy giving dough away;

Chevrolet is busy making cars;

Hobo, you keep busy when they throw away

Slightly used cigars

Hobo, you’ve no time to shirk

You’re busy keeping far away from work

The weather' s getting fine

The coffee tastes like wine

You happy hobo, sing

«Hallelujah, I’m a bum again!»

Why work away for wealth

When you can travel for your health?

It' s spring, you hobo, sing

«Hallelujah, I’m a bum again!»

Your home is always near;

The moon’s your chandelier;

Your ceiling is the sky

Way up high

The road is your estate

The earth your little dinner plate;

It’s spring, you hobo, sing

«Hallelujah, I’m a bum again!»