My philosophy was and is all politicians are liars, bums and cheats. I don't care about these bums; they mean nothing to me. What lazy bums they must be, still in high school at 16. Four bored beach bums from Miami come across kids playing with toy guns. Controversy erupted in Israel after their song was selected, "Shir Habatlanim" by the Lazy Bums. In 1987 Israel finished 8th with Shir Habatlanim by the satiric duo Lazy Bums. Sonny's "work experience" included "significant proctology experience sniffing other dogs' bums". Kerouac described the experience in "Desolation Angels" and later in "The Dharma Bums". Jack Kerouac discusses hiking though Muir Woods in his 1958 novel The Dharma Bums. He produced the unsuccessful situation comedy "The San Pedro Beach Bums" in 1977. The Dharma Bums is a 1958 novel by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac. It is followed by "Zombie Bums from Uranus" (2003) and "" (2005).