We Got By Lyrics

I hardly had a bellyful
Never knew a new bicycle
Hand-me-down books and shoes
They brought the yule tides in JulyI rode a bus, a train and sometimes
Strolling for miles to a movie show
Singing a song "Shoobedoo"
While birds and rich folks flew right on byBut we got by, we got by
We got by, Lord knows we got byWinter wishes wait till June
We brightened July with that hot dog fun
Tell your mama you're with Sue
You bring the beans and I will find the wineThem neon lights were bright till 2:00
And sneaking back home with this girl named Jo
I hurried down to say I do
And stared my first man-child in the eyeBut we got by, we got by
We got by, Lord knows we got by
Sometimes I sayAnd now baby's got his bellyful y'all
And finally here's that new bicycle
Working, praying, June to June

And mama's got L.A. gleaming in her eyeAnd we got by, we got by, yeah
We got by, Lord knows we got bySee we kept on walking and talking and hawking
And ooing, and cooing, and wooing
Loving, and tugging, and hugging
And a rubbing and sugging, and fuggingLaying, praying, swaying, letting
And fretting, and betting, begetting
Lying, and flying, and trying
And dying, and sighingWe got by, yes, we got by
We got by, yeah, let's now help me sing
By and by, by and by
By and by, by and byOh, we gonna sweet, sweet by, and didn't we get there?
By, by, by, by
Thank you mama provided, thank you papa
'Causing me to tremble