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    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 a step ahead it takes a hundred miles   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      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, 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 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    ...   ...