[Verse 1]

             
Well, Mama tol

             
d me,  when I 

     
was young.
             
Come sit besid

             
e me,  my only

      
 son.
             
And listen clo

             
sely,   to wha

    
t I say.
             
And if you do 

             
this, it'll he

            
lp you, some s

unny day.

Oh yeah!


[Verse 2]

              
Oh, take your 

            
time,  don't l

    
ive too fast.
              
Troubles will 

            
come,  and the

      
y will pass.
             
Go find a woma

             
n, and you'll 

    
find love.
             
And don't forg

              
et son, there 

             
is someone up 


above.


[Chorus]

             
And be a simpl

         
e  kind of man

.
             
Oh, be somethi

             
ng,  you love 

          
and understand

.
             
Baby, be a sim

           
ple  kind of m

an.
              
Oh, won't you 

             
do this for me

             
 son, if you c


an?


[Verse 3]

             
Forget your lu

             
st,  for rich 

       
man's gold,
             
All that you n

             
eed,  is in yo

     
ur soul.
             
And you can do

             
 this, oh baby

          
,  if you try.
             
All that I wan

             
t for you my s

              
on, is to be s

     
atisfied.


[Chorus]

             
And be a simpl

         
e  kind of man

.
             
Oh, be somethi

             
ng,  you love 

          
and understand

.
             
Baby, be a sim

           
ple  kind of m

an.
              
Oh, won't you 

             
do this for me

             
 son, if you c


an?

Oh yes, I will.


[Verse 4]

             
Boy, don't you

             
 worry,  you'l

            
l find yoursel

f.
             
Follow your he

             
art,  and noth

     
ing else.
             
You can do thi

             
s,  oh baby,  

        
if you try.
             
All that I wan

              
t for you my s

             
on, is to be s

     
atisfied.


[Chorus]

             
And be a simpl

         
e  kind of man

.
             
Oh, be somethi

             
ng,  you love 

          
and understand

.
             
Baby, be a sim

           
ple  kind of m

an.
              
Oh, won't you 

             
do this for me

             
 son, if you c


an?

Baby, be a simple, be a simple man