oh people gather round me
this is to who it may concern
i’m not tryin’ to run your life
but you’re never too old to learn
stop worryin’ about your neighbors
and the fancy things they’ve got
’cause if you do you’ll find it’s true
you’re gonna wind up on the spot oh
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down woo one more time
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
ooh hoo hoohoohoohoohoohoo
huh you may not believe it
but nine times out of ten it’s true
the people you’re tryin’ to keep up with
are tryin’ to keep up too
remember that old sayin’ all that glitters ain’t gold
take heed don’t ignore it and to your money tightly hold oh
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
here me now now
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
you’re a leader yourself but you don’t even know it
you’re so busy followin’ joneses you ain’t got time to show it
keeping up with the joneses it only makes your life a mess
bill collectors tranquilizers and gettin’ deeper in debt
you better leave the joneses alone
tell ’em one more time
you better leave oh leave the joneses alone uhhuh
joneses got a new car today
here’s what you should say hooray for the joneses
instead you worry ’til your whole head turns gray
worryin’ about the joneses
remember it’s their car and they’re the ones who had to pay
so leave boom boom the joneses alone
listen your car might be old but remember
it never fails to get you where you want to go
oh don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
here me now now
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
scatting
you’re doing fine
don’t let the joneses blow your mind
now listen if you see somethin’ you want
and you know you can’t afford it
well the very next thing for you to do
is start saving towards it
the joneses have been the downfall
of many a person you see
so people take my advice
and let the joneses be ow
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
don’t let the jones don’t let the jones
don’t let the joneses get you down whoa down
you’re doing fine
don’t let the joneses blow your mind woohoo
you’re doing fine
don’t let the joneses blow your mind woohoo
scatting
Artist: The Temptations
Year: 1969
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 239