By: B. Holiday and A. Herzog, Jr.

Them that's got shall get

Them that's not shall lose

So the Bible says

And it still is news



Your mama may have

Your papa may have

But God bless the child

Who's got his own



The strong get more

The weak ones fade

Empty pockets

Well, they don't ever make the grade



Mama may have

Papa may have

But God bless the child

Who's got his own

Who's got his own



When you've got money

You've got lots of friends

They're always hangin' around your door

But when the money's all gone

And the spending ends

They don't come around much anymore



Rich relations give

A crust of bread and such

You can help yourself

But you better not take too much, no



Mama may have

Papa may have

But God bless the child

Who's got his own

Who's got his own



Them that's got shall get

Them that's not shall lose

So the Bible says

And it still is news



Your mama may have

Your papa may have

But God bless the child

That's got his own

Them that's got his own

Them that's got his own