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Watch What You're Doing

from Blarney Stone by Larry Norman

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This recording is from a 1982 concert in Rotterdam, Holland.

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Ah-ah-ah
Ah ah yeah
Yeh yeh yeh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah ah uh huh

Mama killed a chicken, she thought it was a duck
She put it on the table with its legs sticking up
And 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
Yeah
You gotta watch what you're doing

I knew a girl, she was sweet as could be
But she fell for men like a chain sawed tree
She listened to their lies, she was fooled by their charm
Now she's sitting with a baby in her arms

You gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah
Don't you know
You gotta watch what you're doing
You know that
You know that
You gotta watch out
Ow oh

Everything's fine till things get bad
Then you sit around thinking 'bout the good times you had
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've gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah, yeah, don't you know
You know that
You gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah oh oh yeah
Yeah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah some folks
Some folks smile you know
Some folks smile
Some folks smile, they seem alright
Later you find out they're like demons in the night
Try to love everybody but don't be blind
Some kind of people try to mess up your mind
Watch what you're doing
Yeah, yeah
Watch who you know, watch where you go
Watch who you fall in love with
Yeah

Some folks say that God 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 sky

Watch what you're doing
Yeah
Come down, come down, come down, come down, come down, come through
Oh
Yeah yeah yeah
Oh no you gotta watch what you're doing

You know, there's someone after you
He's called the devil, he wants to lock you up in a zoo
He's got a nice little cage picked out just for you
I bet it fits real nice too
Real nice too
Gotta watch out
Oh
Na na la la la la la la
Na na na na na la la la
Oh
I see the son of man coming down from the sky
If you don't see him open up your heart
Open up your eyes
You need to be born again
Your friends may wait on you
The bible says God loves you
And I believe it's true
You gotta watch out
Here he comes
You gotta watch what you're doing
Here he comes like a thief in the night
You gotta watch what you're doing
Yaah
You gotta watch what you're doing

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from Blarney Stone, released December 1, 2000

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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