He never done anybody wrong
Say the kind of things a man oughta say
I'm gonna try to be that way
Do the kind of things a man oughta do
And he preached love and brotherhood
He went around doin' good, doin' good
Everywhere he went
Gave everybody a helping hand
They knew that he was sent
I'm gonna try to be that way
Many years ago in a foreign land
Knew how to live right, tried to be a light
He tried to help everybody 'long
I'm gonna try to be that way
Out of the rich or the poor
Or the weak or the strong
He brought a better land to make a better man