1)
LORD LET MY EYES SEE EVERY NEED OF EVERY MAN,
MADE ME STOP AND ALWAYS LIND A HELPING HAND.
THEN WHEN I'M LAID BENEATH THAT LITTLE GRASSY MOUND,
THERE'LL BE MORE FRIENDS AROUND THAN LEAVES UPON THE GROUND.
CHORUS)
FALLEN LEAVES THAT LIE SCATTERED ON THE GROUND,
THE BIRDS AND FLOWERES THAT WERE THERE CANNOT BE FOUND.
ALL THE FRIENDS HE EVER HAD OUR NOT AROUND,
THEY ARE SCATTERED LIKE THE LEAVES UPON THE GROUND.
2)
SOME FOLKS DRIFT ALONG THRU LIFE AND NEVER THRILL,
TO THE FEELING THAT A GOOD DEED BRINGS.
UNTIL ITS TOO LATE AND THEY ARE READY TO LIE DOWN,
THERE BENEATH THE LEAVES SCATTERED ON THE GROUND.
3)
TO YOUR GRAVE THERE'S NO USE TAKING ANY GOLD,
YOU CAN'T USE IT WHEN ITS TIME FOR HANDS TO FOLD.
WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH FOR A BETTER HOME SOMEDAY,
THE ONLY THINGS YOU TAKE IS WHAT YOU GIVE AWAY.