Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Songtext
von Barbara Dane

Oh, bums of the earth, you got nothin′ to lose
But the chains and the tear gas and the Dick Nixon blues

Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
You can be a bum too

When he first called us bums, didn't know what he meant
But the guard has defined it on the campus at Kent

Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
You can be a bum too

But Dick loves his soldiers, yes, and he always will
And that′s why he's sending you off to be killed

Hallelujah, I′m a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, speak your mind
You can be a bum too


Why, they're all our kids, and they stand straight and tall
Yeah, but one of these days, they′ll be no more at all

Hey, hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
You can be a bum too

Well, Courtier and Brewster, you can say what you like
But just tell Mister Nixon us bums are on strike

Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin'
You can be a bum too

From Austin to Boston and Haverford too
From Berkeley to Brooklyn and Kalamazoo

Hallelujah, I′m a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
You can be a bum too

Why, Spiro's no bum, I′m sure you'll agree that′s true
But he sits up nights wonderin' what Kim′s gonna do


Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin'
You can be a bum too

Well, I hate the system and the system hates me (Right on)
And that′s why I′m fighting for my liberty

Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
You can be a bum too

Well now, Mexico is hot and they say Canada's cold
So I will stay here and fight if I never get old

Hallelujah, I′m a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, speak your mind
You can be a bum too

Well, power corrupts, we know that by heart
But you got to admit, Nixon had a head start

Hallelujah, I'm a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
And you'll be a bum too

Well, some say his name is Slippery Dick
Well, I guess he's no bum, but he sure is some
President, hallelujah

Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin′
You can be a bum too

Now this one, haha
This one was, uh, found, uh, written on a bathroom wall somewhere
In an Esso station, haha
So I don′t take any credit for it, folks, I didn't write this, um

Hey, we could spring Huey and Bobby from jail
With Julie and Trisha for ransom and bail

Hallelujah, I′m a bum
Hallelujah, who are you?
Hallelujah, keep on breathin'
You can be a bum too

Oh, power to the bums