The Golden Rule

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The Golden Rule by Gilbert O'Sullivan

The Golden Rule Lyrics

[00:02.69] I wouldn't be glad wouldn't be sad
[00:10.81] I wouldn't be good if I knew what I could
[00:12.60] And I hate to go
[00:15.42] But I must you know
[00:17.29] Duty calls
[00:19.06] Niagara Falls
[00:19.92] See it go down
[00:20.83] As it falls on the ground
[00:21.75] And gets up again
[00:22.60] At the count of ten
[00:25.31] I would like everyone here to repeat after me
[00:27.14] Something of which I know nothing about
[00:29.80] Namely that which I will tell you
[00:33.44] (That which I will tell you)
[00:35.23] I'm going to school breaking a rule
[00:37.97] I'm going around in a pityful frown
[00:40.61] 'Coz I didn't pass (came)
[00:42.43] Bottom of the class (Oh! what a shame)
[00:44.22] Teacher was mad
[00:46.03] So was me dad
[00:46.91] Took off his belt
[00:47.84] And without any help
[00:48.78] Really hit me hard
[00:50.50] Where I'd stuck a card
[00:52.38] Thick I may be but a fool I am certainly not
[00:54.18] Always remember the golden rule
[00:56.85] When in no doubt get a car out
[01:00.44] And while you're there how about...
[01:02.29] Fetching me one of those pneumatic drills
[01:05.84] Boy! I really love the sound that they make
[01:08.52] So good for the pains and aches of life in general
[01:14.99] Don't be such a miser
[01:17.65] At the most a fiver's all you pay
[01:20.33] Many's the time
[01:36.92] I have wondered about what it is
[01:37.84] I want you all to repeat after me
[01:40.58] Something I know you know I know
[01:44.14] (Something I know you know I know)
[01:45.98] I wouldn't behold wouldn't be cold
[01:48.74] I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my
[01:50.54] Dear old mum and dad
[01:52.39] And the fun they had
[01:55.09] Early one night
[01:55.95] Dad put out the light
[01:56.84] Got hold of me mum
[01:57.71] Said he wanted a son
[01:58.63] And as you can see
[02:00.46] The result was me
[02:03.15] Somebody told me once money does not grow on trees
[02:05.85] Well if that's true then how do you explain
[02:07.60] Apples oranges and lemons
[02:11.26] Not forgetting melons
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From the album: Back to Front (Deluxe Edition)