Lyrics

Drift On You Bum ( update)
Ed Bentley
Chorus
Drift on, you bum, hit the road, wave your thumb
Better catch a ride before the police come
Forget your mama and your dad, and any friend you ever had
You lost them all, drift on, you bum

1
Years ago when I wrote this song, it was all right back then to call me a bum
But I've moved up in life, these days I'm a homeless man
Everything now is politically correct, makes 'em feel better I expect
They can call me anything as long as they lat a dollar in my hand

Chorus
2
There's a man on his porch, he's drinking water
My feet are hurting and the sun's getting hotter
I bet that nice man'll give me some
So I ask for a drink, polite and shy, but the man tells me his well just went dry
Get off my land, drift on, you bum

Chorus
Bridge
Well, I stop in this shelter now and then
Get a bowl of soup, maybe see and ol' friend
They even let me sleep there, on a night they code blue
Folks in charge, they seem real nice, so I stayed there once or twice
But I don't sleep there anymore since that night some fool stole my shoes

Chorus

Tags
Move along now boy, drift on, you bum
Yeah I hear some preacher and students gonna sleep outside
In boxes on some cold winter nights, bring a little attention to my plight
That might be good for business, my donation are real low right now...
Whoops - here come the police, get outta here boy
Come on man