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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael Penn
Michael Penn
Guitar
Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
Vocals
Sweet Relief
Sweet Relief
Performer
Greg Collins
Greg Collins
Bass Guitar
Ulf Bjorlin
Ulf Bjorlin
Trombone
Kyle Newmaster
Kyle Newmaster
Flugelhorn
Chuck Koonz
Chuck Koonz
Tuba
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren
Piano
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Penn
Michael Penn
Producer
Greg Collins
Greg Collins
Recording Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Oh, why don’t I work,
Like other men do?
How the hell can I work
When the skies are so blue?
Hallelujah, I’m a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And revive us again!
Oh, 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
And I’ll buy a nip of gin!
I knock’d on a door
To beg a scrap of bread,
Then a lady came out and says
The baker is dead.
Hallelujah, I’m a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And revive us again!
I don’t give a damn
What good people think,
So long as I got plenty
Of hooch to drink.
Hallelujah, I’m a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And I’ll buy a nip of gin!
Hallelujah, I’m a bum!
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout
And revive us again!

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