DON'T BE A HYPOCRITE
Author(s): Simon Black
Songbook: Aaron David Songbook
KeyWords: Family Characters,

You say you hate whitey.
But your girl friend's white.
You say you hate blackie
But your boy friend he's black as night.

You talk like a militant,
A real strong revolutionary,
[Lively] But when the chips are down,
You cheep like a trained canary.

Chorus:
Wooohh, don't be a hypocrite.
Nooo, don't be a hypocrite.
Yeah, don't be a hypocrite,
Or you'll fall straddled the fence.

You're running for the senate,
And outwardly your reputation is fine.
But at a hush-hush party up town last week,
You were found smoking dope and drinking wine.

Now, you want people to think that
You're a good guy,
So you kiss babies to make things swell
[Lively] You act concerned about the national crisis,
But you really don't give a damn.

[Repeat Chorus]

You call yourself a Christian,
Every day you pray on every bead.
You wave your hands and you
Shout in your church services.
But before men you're as quiet as can be.

Now, the Scripture saith that
Thou shalt confess with thy mouth.
For [lively] whosoever shall be ashamed
Of the Gospel surely will be left out.

[Repeat Chorus]

You have your church functions,
Your social hour every Sunday.
But instead of talking about Jesus,
You discuss the bridge game coming up Monday.

Now you tell people they should
Come and worship on Sunday like you.
But I'm here to tell you hypocrite Christian man,
You're stinking, rotting in your pew.

[Repeat Chorus]

You call yourself a Christian,
But a soul to the Kingdom you won't lead.
If you saw a man lying bleeding in the street,
You'd walk on by and let him bleed.

On Sunday you talk about your money,
And the poor people you're despising,
'Cause they [lively] haven't got the money
To give to keep your thermometer rising.

[Chorus as often as led]

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