‘Hawire’ Harry McClintock was a member of the International Workers of the World and an associate of the legendary Joe Hill. He and hill both contributed songs to the IWW canon. Hallelujah, I’m a Bum and Big Rock Candy Mountain are his most beloved songs, each of which has become firmly established in the old-time country music canon. The tune, like Joe Hill’s The Preacher and the Slave, is a parody of a Salvation Army hymn. The recording dates from 1926.

Hallelujah, I’m a Bum (MP3)
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