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Use What You Got
The Staple Singers
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The Bible tells a wondrous tale (A tale)
Of those who win and those who fail (Who fail)
The foolish virgins could not win (Not win)
To waste their talent was a sin (A sin)
You'll find that Satan's always 'round (Around)
That old clown (That clown)
Use just what you've got
The man who cries when things are bad (Are bad)
And makes the world around him sad (Him sad)
Should not forget the virgins wise (Times wise)
They used their talent as a prize (A prize)
They traded five and got five more (Five more)
Great store (Great store)
So use just what you've got
To shirk is wrong, make work a song
To cry brings tears, to try ends fears
You'll always reap just what you sow
The good and faithful servant knows
Use just what you've got
When you're in trouble by the score (The score)
And you're in need of something more (And more)
An idle mind won't get you far (You far)
You'll have to reach out for a star (A star)
The good Lord gave his sense to you (To you)
So choose (So choose)
And use just what you've got
To shirk is wrong, make work a song
To cry brings tears, to try ends fears
You'll always reap just what you sow
The good and faithful servant knows
Use just what you've got
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