Mamma killed the chicken
She thought it was a duck
She put it on the table
With its legs sticking up

Papa broke his glasses
When he fell down drunk
Tried to drown the kitty cat
Turned out to be a skunk

You gotta watch what you're doing
Didn't you know'
You gotta watch where you're going
Didn't you know'

Little Joe Billy
Went fishing for trout
Played hookey from school
'Til the cops found out

Didn't have a father
Was an only child
His momma never beat him
So he grew up wild

You gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah

I knew a girl
Sweet as could be
But she fell for a man
Like a chain sawed tree

She listened to his lies
Fooled by their charms
Now she's sitting
With a baby in her arms

You gotta watch what you're doing
Didn't you know'
You gotta watch what you're doing
You oughta know that
You gotta watch out
Watch out

Well everything's fine
'Til things get bad
Then you sit around thinking
'Bout the good times you had

But it ain't no good
To lead a life of sin
If you don't shape up
You know you'll never get in

You better watch what you're doing
Don't you know'
You oughta know where you're going
Do you know'

Some folks smile
They seem alright
Then you later find out
They were an angel of light

Try to love everybody
But don't be blind
'Cause some kind of people
Try to mess up your mind

You gotta watch who you know

Some folks say that
The good Lord is dead
That He doesn't exist
Except inside your head

I wonder how many
Gonna be surprised
When they look straight up
And see Him coming through the skies

You gotta watch what you're doing
Don't you know'
'Cause He does
You know He watches what you're doing
Yes He does
You better know where you're going

C'mon, pilgrim
You know He loves you
He loves you more
Than He loves this cloven Earth
Don't make your life bad
And start acting like and idiot