Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said And it still is news Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets Don't ever make the grade, no, no, no Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own, yeah Money, then you've got lots of friends Crowding 'round your door And when the money's gone And you're big spending ends Oh, they don't come around no more No more, no more, no more Rich relations give A crust of bread and such Oh, you can help yourself But don't take too much Don't take it Mama may have, ooh Your daddy may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own, yeah Oh, if you got that money, you've got plenty friends Crowding around your door But remember when money's gone And the spending ends Oh, they don't come around no more No more, no more, no more Rich relations give A crust of bread and such Oh, you can help yourself But don't you dare take too much Mama may have Ooh, daddy may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own, yeah That's got it Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose That's what the Bible said And it still is news It's not your mother, your father Your sister or your brother It's up to you, up to you Brothers and sisters You gotta make it better It's up to you, nobody else You've gotta make it happen for yourself It may seem nothing
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said And it still is news Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets Don't ever make the grade, no, no, no Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own, yeah Money, then you've got lots of friends Crowding 'round your door And when the money's gone And you're big spending ends Oh, they don't come around no more No more, no more, no more Rich relations give A crust of bread and such Oh, you can help yourself But don't take too much Don't take it Mama may have, ooh Your daddy may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own, yeah Oh, if you got that money, you've got plenty friends Crowding around your door But remember when money's gone And the spending ends Oh, they don't come around no more No more, no more, no more Rich relations give A crust of bread and such Oh, you can help yourself But don't you dare take too much Mama may have Ooh, daddy may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own, yeah That's got it Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose That's what the Bible said And it still is news It's not your mother, your father Your sister or your brother It's up to you, up to you Brothers and sisters You gotta make it better It's up to you, nobody else You've gotta make it happen for yourself It may seem nothing