What you do, what you say

Has a lot to do in how you live today

What you want, and what you make

Everybody knows it's only what you take

What you see, and what you hear

When it comes around again it's not too clear

You say yes, they say no

Everybody's talking everywhere you go

You try to give another man a helping hand

And he will take your kindness for a weaker stand

Never do to others what they do to you

Try to find another way to make it through

What I say is what I know

Try to get a favour going from door to door

You stop and pray, it's out of style

You get a step ahead, it takes a hundred miles

And now what I say is what I know

Try to get a favour going from door to door

You stop and pray, you know that's out of style

Get a step ahead it takes a hundred miles

Now you try to give another man a helping hand

He will take your kindness for a weaker stand

Never do to others what they do to you

You'd better do it to them, before they do it to you

What you do and what you say

Has a lot to do in how you live today

What you want and what you make

Everybody knows it's only what you take

And now what you see and what you hear

When it comes around again it's not gonna be the same thing

Because you're gonna say yes and they're gonna say no

And than everybody's gonna talk and talk

And bla, bla, everywhere you go

And you know something?

You try to give another man a helping hand

You know what he's gonna do?

He's gonna take your kindness for a weaker stand

You try to do for others what you'd like them to do to you

Ah, ah, forget it! It's gonna be some other kind thing

So you try to give another man, ah! Listen, a helping hand?

He will take your kindness for a weaker stand

Never do to others what they do to you

I'm gonna try to give the best I can, baby suck it to you

You better try to give another man another kind of a helping hand

Try to do the best you can for everything