Yes, I’ve got to keep on reading The Good Book The Good Book… I’ve got to keep on… The Good Book told me: obey my parents Obey Mom and Dad So that my days may be long on this land... Ooooooh I’ve got to keep on reading…
Obey my Mommy, obey my Dad So that my days may be long up on this land... Ooooooh yeeeah My days may be long up on this land...
I’ve got to obey my Mom and my Dad Because they… They teaches me right thing Whenever they tell me the right…. I’ve got to obey
Some friends told me that I mustn't obey But those friends are wrong So wrong, so wrong indeed… I could never hear them I've got to obey my Mom and my Dad So that my days may be long up on this land Oooooh…..
Children in the ghetto, near and far, Obey your parents in the Lord, cuz it's right So that your days may be long, long, long up on this land So that your days may be long, long, long up on this land Oooooh…..
The people in the city they call me Tenor Saw Tenor Saw that's my name, oooh Tenor Saw that's my name, so you can call me a music par (?) Because my name is Tenor Saw I've got to keep on singing my favorite songs.. Ooooh...