(B. Holiday / A. Herzog) Those that's got shall get Those that's not shall lose So the bible said and it still is true Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Well the strong seem to get more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever make the grade Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own And when you got money You got lots of friends Crawling round your door When the money's gone And all your spending ends They won't be around no more Rich relations may give you A crust of bread and such You can help yourself but don't take too much 'Cos Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own When you got money You got lots of friends Crawling round your door When the money's gone And all your spending ends They won't be around no more Rich relations may give you A crust of bread and such You can help yourself but don't take too much Mama may have Papa may have But God bless the child who can turn round and say I've got my own