Everybody claims that they want the best things outta life   But not everyone, not everyone   Wanna got through the toils and strifes      Like this particular fella walks around   All day long singin' this song   Sha na lah dah dah lah dah dah dah dah      Harry Hippie, lies asleep in the shade   Life don't bug him 'cause he thinks he's got it made   He never worry about nothin' in particular   Oh he might even sell free press on sunset      I'd like to help a man when he's down   But I can't help him much   When he's sleepin' on the ground      He's like a bottle in water   Harry just floats through life   Walks around all day long singin' this song   Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh yeah      Mary Hippie, she's Harry's lady   Panhandles pennies just to feed Harry's baby   She can lie down a story so incredible   Man, you wanna help her take the food   Home and put it on the table      I'd like to help a man when he's down   But I can't help ya Harry   If you wanna sleep on the ground   Sorry Harry, you're too much weight   To carry around      But he still walks around all day singin' this song   Sha dah dah dah sha nah nah nah nah nah   Nah sha lah lah lah lah dah dah dah      Street child, street child, tell me where   Will you be goin'   When old man winter gets his horn   And starts blowin'      Will you hang around L.A   Or hitch a ride on a freeway?   Meet an old familiar face in a new place      I'd like to help a man when he's down   But how can I help him   If he's somewhere outta town?      Sorry Harry, think I'm gonna put you down   Sha dah dah dah sha dah dah dah dah   Sha lah lah lah lah dah dah dah   Everybody help me sing this song, oh yeah