'Them that's got shall get them that's not shall lose'
So the Bible says and it still is news
Your mama may have, your papa may have
But God bless the child who's got his own

The strong get more the weak ones fade
Empty pockets well, they don't ever make the grade
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child, who's got his own, who's got his own

When you've got money you've got lots of friends
They're always hangin' around your door
But when the money's all gone and the spending ends
They don't come around much anymore

Rich relations give a crust of bread and such
You can help yourself but you better not take too much, no
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child, who's got his own, who's got his own

'Them that's got shall get, them that's not shall lose'
So the Bible says and it still is news
Your mama may have, your papa may have
God bless the child that's got his own

Them that's got his own, them that's got his own