We have people in the world today   Who never give themselves a thoughts   Always talking 'bout other people   Just strive to find their fault      Before you criticize someone else   You really, really, really   Really, really ought to   Check yourself, hey, hey, yeah      Oh people, people in the church   You'd find hatred there   Everybody's talking 'bout one another   When they all ought be kneeling in prayer      You'll see, God made no man perfect   Oh, this weak and painless see   Why can't we come together as one?   A little bit of harmony      Before you criticize someone else   You, you, you   You really ought to   Check yourself, oh, hey, hey      You know what, I think every man and woman   Boy and girl ought to take a little time out   And look back over your life   Ain't no harm to ask God to forgive you, oh      You'll see the wrong   I'm not trying to talk about nobody, huh, no, no   I'm just telling everybody under the sun   My boss, take a little time and check yourself      Listen children, I'm talking to the preacher and a prophet   Why don't you check yourself   And if they tell me, people what God told you to tell them   Check      Yeah, I'm talking to the mother, brother   Why don't you check yourself   When you're shouting, you know what you're shouting 'bout   Check      I'm talking to the deacon, deacon sing   You ought to check yourself   When your seeing me and do you know just seeing   Check      And one more thing   Talking to the choir, the choir stand, oh   Check yourself when you're singing   Do you know what you're singing about      Check   And everybody there   Check, uh huh      On a Monday, check, check   On a Tuesday, check, check, check   Wednesday, check, check, check, check   Check it by the Saturday, Sunday   Check yourself      Oh, you ought to check yourself   Ain't no harm today, no, no, check yourself   You can take a little time and look back on this side   Check yourself      That little subdued question   Check yourself