You can boast about your riches, your every wish someone’s command You can go ’round cheatin’ people, by some trickery or plan You can tell lies on your neighbor, and think no one will ever know But just as sure as you are living, you got to reap just what you sow You’ve got to reap what you sow Yes, you’ve got to reap what you sow Oh, on the mountain in the valley You’ve got to reap just what you sow You can inconvenience others, to make things easy for yourself You can steal some poor man’s idea, and accumulate great wealth But here’s one thing that will happen, it’s been tried and proved before All the wrong that you are doing, you got to reap just what you sow You’ve got to reap what you sow Yes, you’ve got to reap what you sow Oh, on the mountain in the valley You’ve got to reap just what you sow You can take every advantage of a fellow man that is down You can take somebody’s heartstring, and drag it on the ground You can high-hat other people, just because you are having luck Even double-cross your best friend and then try and pa** the buck But there’s one thing that will happen, makes no difference where you go Just before your final curtain, you’ve got to reap just what you sow You’ve got to reap what you sow Yes, you’ve got to reap what you sow Oh, on the mountain in the valley You’ve got to reap just what you sow You’ve got to reap what you sow Yes, you’ve got to reap what you sow Oh, on the mountain in the valley You’ve got to reap just what you sow