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letra de how can a poor man stand such times and live - blind alfred reed

there once was a time when everything was cheap,
but now prices nearly puts a man to sleep.
when we pay our grocery bill,
we just feel like making our will —
i remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt,
we could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt.
now we pay three bucks or more,
maybe get a shirt that another man wore —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
well, i used to trade with a man by the name of gray,
flour was fifty cents for a twenty-four pound bag.
now it’s a dollar and a half beside,
just like a-skinning off a flea for the hide —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

oh, the schools we have today ain’t worth a cent,
but they see to it that every child is sent.
if we don’t send everyday,
we have a heavy fine to pay —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

prohibition’s good if ’tis conducted right,
there’s no sense in shooting a man ’til he shows
flight.
officers kill without a cause,
they complain about funny laws —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls,
that’s what keeps a poor man always in a hole.
we can hardly get our breath,
taxed and schooled and preached to death —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

oh, it’s time for every man to be awake,
we pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak.
when we get our package home,
a little wad of paper with gristle and a bone —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

well, the doctor comes around with a face all bright,
and he says in a little while you’ll be all right.
all he gives is a humbug pill,
a dose of dope and a great big bill —
tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?

- blind alfred reed

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