AIN’T GOT A DIME TO MY NAME
(James Van Heusen (m) / Johnny Burke (l) )

Bing Crosby 1942



Ain't got a dime to my name
What a terrible shame
Ho hum, ho ho hum.

Just found a hole in my shoe
And my stocking shows through
Ho hum, ho ho hum.

I know that when you're as free
As a bird in a tree, life is a wonderful whim
Look at the crank with his dough in the bank
Don't you feel sorry for him.

Rolling along at a loss
Never gathering moss
Ho hum, ho ho ho ho hum.

(bridge)

Ho hum, ho ho hum.

(bridge)

Ho hum, ho ho hum.

(bridge)


I'm no terrific success
I oughta worry I guess
Ho hum, ho ho hum.

I like a shady ole tree
What's the matter with me
Ho hum, ho ho hum.

There's nothing quite as grotesque
As a man at a desk
Looking outside at the sun
Shirts made of silk
And a diet of milk
Maybe he thinks he has fun.

I've got the vagabond itch
I guess I'll never get rich
Ho hum, ho ho ho ho
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho hum.

NOTES:

From Paramount Pictures B & W film ‘Road to Morocco’ November 10 1942
Director: David Butler
Leads: Bing Crosby / Bob Hope / Dorothy Lamour / Anthony Quinn

Also sung by:
Fred Astaire



(Transcribed by David Story - November 2013)