[Intro] [steel drums playing syncopated melody] [electric bass and drums enter with shuffle groove] [male voice] Ooh, that's it man. Let's have a little steel drum. Oh yeah, that'll do it. [Verse 1] [lead male vocals] Well my daddy used to say when I was small You got to practice what you preach or don't preach it at all It was a lesson he taught me nearly every day And I'll never forget this is what he'd say [Chorus] [lead vocals with choir backing] You know your walk can talk and your talk can walk But your walk can talk much further than your talk can walk So if your talkin' de talk and not walkin' de walk You got to talk and walk together so your walk can talk [male voice] That's it man! [Verse 2] [clean electric guitar stabs] Well now that I'm a man and on my own And I'm beginning to reap upon the things I've sown My Jesus He whispers every time I pray Don't just tell them my son, you got to show them the way [Chorus] You know your walk can talk and your talk can walk But your walk can talk much further than your talk can walk So if you're talkin' de talk and not walkin' de walk You got to talk and walk together so your walk can talk [male voice] You got it man! Now walk with me a little this way. [Bridge] [instrumental break with steel drums and walking bass] [male voice] Oh yeah, you want to walk this way, not this way. Ho! And not this way. But this way, with both hands up to the Lord! Ha! [Verse 3] Now children remember this simple song About saying what's right and then doing what's wrong 'Cause people they gonna keep their eyes on you They hear the things you say but see the things you do [Chorus] You know your walk can talk and your talk can walk But your walk can talk much further than your talk can walk So if you're talkin' de talk and not walkin' de walk You got to talk and walk together so your walk can talk [Outro] [choir becomes more prominent] Everybody! Your walk can talk and your talk can walk But your walk can talk much further than your talk can walk So if you're talkin' de talk and not walkin' de walk You got to talk and walk together so your walk cn talk [lead vocal ad-libs over repeating chorus] (Well my daddy used to say when I was small, You got to practice what you preach or don't preach it at all. It was a lesson he taught me nearly every day And I'll never forget this is what he'd say) You know your walk can talk and your talk can walk But your walk can talk much further than your talk can walk So if you're talkin' de talk and not walkin' de walk You got to talk and walk together so your walk can talk [music fades out]
