《How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?》歌词

歌曲： How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?

所属专辑：Music Inspired by ’Gone Girl’

歌手： New Lost City Ramblers

时长： 03:36

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How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? - New Lost City Ramblers[00:00:00]

There once was a time when everything was cheap[00:00:06]

But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep[00:00:10]

When we pay our grocery bill[00:00:15]

We just feel like makin' our will[00:00:18]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:00:20]

I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt[00:00:26]

We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt[00:00:31]

Now we pay three bucks or more[00:00:36]

Maybe get a shirt that another man wore[00:00:38]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:00:41]

Well I used to trade with a man by the name of gray[00:00:46]

Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag[00:00:51]

Now it's a dollar and a half beside[00:00:56]

Just like a skinnin' off a flea for the hide[00:00:59]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:01:01]

Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent[00:01:26]

But they see to it that every child is sent[00:01:31]

If we don't send everyday[00:01:36]

We have a heavy fine to pay[00:01:38]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:01:41]

Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right[00:01:46]

There's no sense in shootin' a man 'til he shows flight[00:01:51]

Officers kill without a cause[00:01:56]

Then complain about funny laws[00:01:58]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:02:01]

Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls[00:02:06]

That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole[00:02:11]

We can hardly get our breath[00:02:16]

Taxed and schooled and preached to death[00:02:18]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:02:21]

Oh it's time for every man to be awake[00:02:46]

We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak[00:02:50]

When we get our package home[00:02:55]

A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone[00:02:58]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:03:00]

Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright[00:03:05]

And he says in a little while you'll be all right[00:03:10]

All he gives is a humbug pill[00:03:15]

A dose of d**e and a great big bill[00:03:17]

Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live[00:03:20]