May you never lay your head down   Without a hand to hold   May you never make your bed out in the cold      You're just like a great and strong brother of mine   And you know that I love you true   You never talk dirty behind my back   And I know that there's those that do      Please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind?   Love is a lesson to learn in our time   Please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me?      May you never lay your head down   Without a hand to hold   May you never make your bed out in the cold      Oh, you're just like a good and close sister to me   And you know that I love you true   You hold no blade to stab me in my back   And I know that there's those that do      Please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind?   Love is a lesson to learn in our time   Please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me?      May you never lay your head down   Without a hand to hold   May you never make your bed out in the cold      Well, you're just like a great and strong brother of mine   And you know that I love you like I should   You never talk about me behind my back   And I know that there's times you could      Oh, please won't you, please, please bear it in mind?   Life is a lesson to learn in our time   Won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me?      May you never lose your temper   If you get hit in the bar room fight   May you never lose your woman overnight      May you never lay your head down   Without a hand to hold   May you never make your bed out in the cold      Oh, please won't you, please, please won't you bear it in mind?   Life is a lesson to learn in our time   Won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me?      Yeah, please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for me?   Please, please, please won't you   Please, won't you bear it in mind for me?