Yesterday was a very fine day indeed I got up out of bed went outside and brushed my teeth Put on dirty clothes and go back to work I got to make the money to give the money away at the rich man's store
I lived on a place they call South Front Street It ain't on a map you couldn't find me if you tried We've got a horse a train and a garden in the back yard It's a rotten paradise at times i think i'm gonna die
Cause they try to drag me down, they try to drag me down But I get back up, I get back up again
Here comes the power man with the water man by his side Looks like the telephone man gave them a ride They killed my house and left me this way I bought a kerosine lanter and baby you know i don't bath
Cause they try to drag me down, they try to drag me down But I get back up, I get back up again