(Song begins at 0:28)
Here's Lewdite, whom I mention in the video. I don't know where he picked up the line "how can I work when the sky is so blue?" but I know I picked it up from him (via YouTube).
http://www.youtube.com/user/lewdite
Rise Up Singing chapter: Rich and Poor, p.181
Words by Harry McClintock; melody by John J. Husband ("Revive Us Again")
G - - - / - - - D / G - - D / G C D G
Oh why don't you work, like other men do?
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
(Alt: How can I work when the sky is so blue?)
I went to a house, I knocked on the door
The lady said, "Scram, bum, you've been here before"
Hallelujah...
Whenever I get all the money I earn
The boss will go broke and to work he must turn...
Oh, I love my boss, he's a good friend of mine
That's why I am starving out on the bread line...
Oh why don't you save all the money you earn?
If I didn't eat, I'd have money to burn...
I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
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