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Watch What You're Doing

from Roll Away The Stone by Larry Norman

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Mama killed a 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
Oh don't you know
You gotta watch where you're going
Yeah

Little Joe Billy went fishing for trout
Played hooky from school till the cops found out
He never had a father, was an only child
And his mama never beat him so he grew up wild

You gotta watch what you're doing
Yeah
You gotta watch where you're going
So true

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

You gotta watch what you're doing
You oughta know that
You gotta watch where you're going
You gotta look out
You gotta watch out
Watch out

Yeah

[Larry imitates an instrument]

Some folks smile
Some folks smile
Some folks smile and they seem alright
Then later you find out it was an angel of light
You gotta love everybody but don't be blind
'Cause some kind of people try to mess up your mind
You gotta watch what you're doing 'cause you know watch what you're doing

Some folks smile and they seem alright
They say God is just a figment of imagination but well
I wonder how many gonna be surprised
When they look straight up and see him coming through the skies

You've gotta watch what you're doing
Oh do you know
You gotta watch where you're going
Don't you know
You gotta watch where you're going

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Woo
Woo
Woo

Look out
Watch out
Na na na na na na na na

You know the devil's after you (Na na na na na na na na)
He wants to lock you up in his special zoo
(Na na na na na na na na)
He's got a cage just for you
(Na na na na na na na na)

You don't watch out he's gonna get you
Gonna get you
Na na na na na na na na

You gotta watch what you're doing'
Yeah (Na na na na na na na na)
Watch where you're going
Don't get caught (Na na na na na na na na)
I see the son of man coming down through the sky
(Na na na na na na na na)
You wanna see him, just hope you don't die

You gotta watch where you're going
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah wo wo wo wo
Yeah ye-oh
Wo ah ah oh oh wo

Don't get caught
You're life is not your own
'Cause you've been bought
You gotta watch what you're doin'

Watch what your doing 'cause he does
JC, he loves you
??? you better turn around, you gotta love him back
That's all I have to say

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from Roll Away The Stone, released January 1, 1980

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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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