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Wash and wear em, do or dare em Oh baby don't you know Stand up, stand up, stand up and be yourself Stand up, stand up, don't be nobody else Cos me well you see, I don't need nobody else Be beauty for the plain man And be sane for the insane man And be faithful to the true man Sympathetic to the blue man Oh baby don't you know Be helpful to the shyman, and be wary of the slyman Be guidance to the blindman, and be thankful to the kindman Oh baby don't you know Be mistress with a history of mystery and twistery Oh baby don't you know Be hostess with the mostess to whoever comes the closest Oh baby don't you know Stand up, stand up, stand up and be yourself Stand up, stand up, don't be nobody else Cos me well you see, I don't need nobody else Stand up, stand up, stand up.... Cos me, well you see I'll never find nobody else.... Cos me, well you see I'll never find nobody else I'll never find nobody else I'll never find nobody else Like you - no no