HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE?
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I remember a time when every thing was cheap
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Now prices nearly puts a man to sleep
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Well, when we get our grocery bill
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We feel like making our will
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live ?
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live ?
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Well, the doctor comes around with his face all bright
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And he says, "In a little while you'll be all right!"
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Well, all he gives is a humbug pill
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Dose of dope and a great big bill
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live ?
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live ?
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Most preachers, well, they preach for gold and not for soul
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Well, that's what keeps us poor folks always in a hole
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Now, we can hardly get our breath
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Taxed and schooled and preached to death
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live ?
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live ?
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