Too Many Do Goods:Tom T. Hall.
Album - Rhymes And Other Five And Dimers -
#1 on BB Hot Country Albums and #181 on
BB Hot 200 on MERCURY Records in 1973.
INTRO: A
CHORUS:
A
We got too many do-goods and not enough hard
D
working men.
E
We got too many hands out and not enough lendin'
A
a hand.
#1.
A
We got too many thinkers looking for the answer
D
in the wind.
E
Hey, we got too many do-goods and not enough hard
A
working men.
BRIDGE:
D
We got poets and prophets and some folks are readin'
A
the stars.
B
If we'd look a little closer to home we might find
E
who we are.
#2.
A
We got all kinds of sermons an booklets and pamphlets
D
on sin.
E
Hey, we got too many do-goods and not enough hard
A
working men.
CHORUS:
A
We got too many do-goods and not enough hard
D
working men.
E
We got too many hands out and not enough lendin'
A
a hand.
#3.
A
We got too many thinkers looking for the answer
D
in the wind.
E
Hey, we got too many do-goods and not enough hard
A
working men.
BRIDGE:
D
We got clubs and committees who know all about wrong
A
and right.
B
Oh, but I've seen some children who starved plumb to
E
death on advice.
#4.
A
I appreciate your sympathy and I believe in missionary
D
work.
E
But a little bit of bendin' down and pickin' up your
A
brother wouldn't hurt.
CHORUS:
A
We got too many do-goods and not enough hard
D
working men.
E
We got too many hands out and not enough lendin'
A
a hand.
OUTRO:
A
We got too many thinkers looking for the answer
D
in the wind.
E
Hey, we got too many do-goods..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.