| A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Baboon |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | at The Curtain Club at Trees |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Length: | 58:43 |
| Label: | Last Beat |
| Producer: | Baboon, John Congleton |
| Prev Title: | We Sing and Play |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Something Good Is Going to Happen to You |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
A Bum Note and a Bead of Sweat is a live album by Baboon. It was released in 2001 on Last Beat Records and re-released later that year on The Orchard. The album was recorded live to 16-track at two shows in early 2000.
The CD also contains a music video (in QuickTime format) for the studio-version of "Closer," which was directed by Dennis Fitzgerald.