Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems  



I Know When I've Done Wrong

Notes: words and music by Malvina Reynolds; copyright 1968 Schroder Music Company, renewed 1996.


I know when I've done wrong, but there are some
Who never have such trouble with their fun,
They never have the blues,
There's a magic word they use:
That's the way business is done.

I know when I've done mischief to my friends,
I can evaluate the means and ends,
But there are those who say,
When thinking comes their way:
Stockholders have to have their dividends.

I know when I've done wrong, that's why I'm gray,
But knowing doesn't help me change my way,
I'll have to memorize
That formula so wise:
The market's going higher every day.

I know when I've done wrong, but there are some
Who never have such trouble with their fun,
They never have the blues,
There's a magic word they use:
That's the way business is done.


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