Yesterday was a very fine day indeed
I got up out of bed went outside and [bad word] 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

 [bad word] 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