In the garden of righteousness Where to weep is to learn There the wicked is no contest We conquer them all Jah don't spare the rod so the man can't spoil (repeat) In the garden of wickedness You reap what you sow There the youth should dare not go Remember what you've been told Jah don't spare the rod so the man can't spoil (repeat) In the garden of fruitfulness You plan and it will grow There d**h is of no threat Life ever flows Jah don't spare the rod so the man can't spoil (repeat) In the garden of happiness Where life is at its best Despair is far from near I am free from all material care Jah don't spare the rod so the man can't spoil (repeat) In the garden of righteousness Where to weep is to learn There the wicked is no contest We've conquered them all Jah don't spare the rod so the man can't spoil (repeat 3 times) Never spare your rod from me (repeat) Jah never spare that rod from me I need it desperately