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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:
AWe got too many do-goods and not enough hard 
working Dmen.
We got Etoo many hands out and not enough lendin' 
a Ahand.
#1.
We got Atoo many thinkers looking for the answer 
in the Dwind.
Hey, we got Etoo many do-goods and not enough hard 
working Amen.
BRIDGE:
We got Dpoets and prophets and some folks are readin' 
the Astars.
If we'd Blook a little closer to home we might find 
who we Eare.
#2.
We got Aall kinds of sermons an booklets and pamphlets 
on Dsin.
Hey, we got Etoo many do-goods and not enough hard 
working Amen.
CHORUS:
AWe got too many do-goods and not enough hard 
working Dmen.
We got Etoo many hands out and not enough lendin' 
a Ahand.
#3.
We got Atoo many thinkers looking for the answer 
in the Dwind.
Hey, we got Etoo many do-goods and not enough hard 
working Amen.
BRIDGE:
We got Dclubs and committees who know all about wrong 
and Aright.
Oh, but BI've seen some children who starved plumb to 
death on Eadvice.
#4.
I Aappreciate your sympathy and I believe in missionary 
Dwork.
But a Elittle bit of bendin' down and pickin' up your 
brother wouldn't Ahurt.
CHORUS:
AWe got too many do-goods and not enough hard 
working Dmen.
We got Etoo many hands out and not enough lendin' 
a Ahand.
OUTRO:
We got Atoo many thinkers looking for the answer 
in the Dwind.
Hey, we got Etoo many do-goods..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Too Many Do Goods

by Tom T. Hall

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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:

CHORUS:

We got too many do-goods and not enough hard

working men.

We got too many hands out and not enough lendin'

a hand.

#1.

We got too many thinkers looking for the answer

in the wind.

Hey, we got too many do-goods and not enough hard

working men.

BRIDGE:

We got poets and prophets and some folks are readin'

the stars.

If we'd look a little closer to home we might find

who we are.

#2.

We got all kinds of sermons an booklets and pamphlets

on sin.

Hey, we got too many do-goods and not enough hard

working men.

CHORUS:

We got too many do-goods and not enough hard

working men.

We got too many hands out and not enough lendin'

a hand.

#3.

We got too many thinkers looking for the answer

in the wind.

Hey, we got too many do-goods and not enough hard

working men.

BRIDGE:

We got clubs and committees who know all about wrong

and right.

Oh, but I've seen some children who starved plumb to

death on advice.

#4.

I appreciate your sympathy and I believe in missionary

work.

But a little bit of bendin' down and pickin' up your

brother wouldn't hurt.

CHORUS:

We got too many do-goods and not enough hard

working men.

We got too many hands out and not enough lendin'

a hand.

OUTRO:

We got too many thinkers looking for the answer

in the wind.

Hey, we got too many do-goods..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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