hiː wˈɜːkt æz ɐ hˈaʊs pˈeɪntɚ, ᵻlɛktɹˈɪʃən, ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl wˈɜːkɚ, ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd hˈændɪmən, lˈoʊdɪŋ ʃˈɪps, tˈeɪlɚz ɐpɹˈɛntɪs, kˈɑːblɚ, ʃˈɪp ɡˈɑːɹd, ænd ˈæktɚɹ ɪn smˈɔːltˈaɪm aɪtˈɪnɚɹənt ɡɹˈuːps.
He worked as a house painter, electrician, agricultural worker, railroad handyman, loading ships, tailor's apprentice, cobbler, ship guard, and actor in small-time itinerant groups.