Can you judge a man   By the way he wears his hair?   Can you read his mind   By the clothes that he wears?   Can you see a bad man   By the pattern on his tie?      Chorus:      Then Mister you're a better man than I   Yeah Mister You're a better man than I   Oh Mister You're a better man than I   Yeah Mister You're a better man than I      Could you tell a wise man   By the way he speaks or spells?   Is this more important   Than the stories that he tells?   And call a man a fool   If for wealth he doesn't strive      Chorus:      Then Mister you're a better man than I   Yeah Mister You're a better man than I   Oh Mister You're a better man than I   Yeah Mister You're a better man than I      Could you condemn a man   If your faith he doesn't hold?   Say the colour of his skin   Is the colour of his soul?   Or could you say if men   For king and country all must die?      Chorus   Then Mister you're a better man than I   Yeah You're a better man than I   Oh Mister You're a better man than I   Yeah Mister You're a better man than I