《How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times》歌词

[00:00:00] How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times - Blind Alfred Reed

[00:00:10] There once was a time when everything was cheap

[00:00:15] But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep

[00:00:20] When we pay our grocery bill

[00:00:23] We just feel like making our will

[00:00:25] Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

[00:00:31] I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt

[00:00:36] We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt

[00:00:41] Now we pay three bucks or more

[00:00:43] Maybe get a shirt that another man wore

[00:00:46] Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

[00:00:56] Well i used to trade with a man by the name of gray

[00:01:01] Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag

[00:01:06] Now it's a dollar and a half beside

[00:01:09] Just like a skinning off a flea for the hide

[00:01:11] Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

[00:01:16] Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent

[00:01:21] But they see to it that every child is sent

[00:01:26] If we don't send everyday

[00:01:28] We have a heavy fine to pay

[00:01:31] 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 shooting a man til he shows flight

[00:01:51] Officers kill without a cause

[00:01:54] They complain about funny laws

[00:01:56] 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

[00:02:13] Taxed and schooled and preached to death

[00:02:16] Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

[00:02:26] Oh it's time for every man to be awake

[00:02:30] We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak

[00:02:35] When we get our package home

[00:02:37] A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone

[00:02:40] Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

[00:02:45] Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright

[00:02:50] And he says in a little while you'll be all right

[00:02:55] All he gives is a humbug pill

[00:02:57] A dose of d**e and a great big bill

[00:02:59] Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live