How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live-The New Lost City Ramblers

[ti:How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live] [ar:The New Lost City Ramblers] [al:The New Lost City Ramblers-1958-1962] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live - The New Lost City Ramblers [00:05.90]There once was a time when everything was cheap [00:10.78]But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep [00:15.72]When we pay our grocery bill [00:18.44]We just feel like makin' our will [00:20.91]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [00:26.25]I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt [00:31.37]We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt [00:36.27]Now we pay three bucks or more [00:38.90]Maybe get a shirt that another man wore [00:41.20]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [00:46.55]Well I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray [00:51.61]Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag [00:56.61]Now it's a dollar and a half beside [00:58.93]Just like a skinnin' off a flea for the hide [01:01.49]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [01:26.51]Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent [01:31.45]But they see to it that every child is sent [01:36.41]If we don't send everyday [01:38.69]We have a heavy fine to pay [01:41.30]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [01:46.27]Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right [01:51.30]There's no sense in shootin' a man till he shows flight [01:56.24]Officers kill without a cause [01:58.72]Then complain about funny laws [02:01.23]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [02:06.17]Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls [02:11.33]That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole [02:16.16]We can hardly get our breath [02:18.51]Taxed and schooled and preached to death [02:21.02]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [02:46.01]Oh it's time for every man to be awake [02:50.79]We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak [02:55.74]When we get our package home [02:58.05]A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone [03:00.73]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live [03:03.92] [03:05.83]Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright [03:10.71]And he says in a little while you'll be all right [03:15.54]All he gives is a humbug pill [03:17.74]A dose of d**e and a great big bill [03:20.28]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live