Oh nice boy should be disciplined, told when to cry and when to grim Told her to say thank you and please, be nice to visitors on Sunday teaRemember what they all say, remember what they all sayGo to church once a week, told when, when not to speak How to bow and shake a hand, how to grow up to be a manRemember what they all say, remember what they all sayCause you're the kind, that's supposed to think or talk You never learn, just walk, when they're aroundDo what they say, when to work and play You'll be someone someday, come tumbling down, tumbling downWhen they're older they go to school, where it ain't a crime to be tweety-grooves Be the school captain, lead the team, it's every good new schoolboy dreamRemember what they all say, remember what they all sayThey all know your ideals and styles, your height and your weight, written in files If you want to succeed, you better pass exams, you'll keep growing up to be that manRemember what they all say, remember what they all sayCause you're the kind, that's supposed to think or talk You never learn, just walk, when they're aroundDo what they say, when to work and play You'll be someone someday, come tumbling down, tumbling downWhat do they do when you try and walk away, turn, spit, laugh at your face It's all so plain, yet it's all so true, you might need them, but they don't need youRemember what they all say, remember what they all sayCause you're the kind, that's supposed to think or talk You never learn, just walk, when they're aroundDo what they say, when to work and play You'll be someone someday, come tumbling down, tumbling down*