May you never lay your head down Without a hand to hold May you never make your bed out in the cold You’re just like a great strong brother to me And you know I love you like I should And you never talk dirty behind my back And I know that there’s times you could Oh please won’t you, please won’t you Bear it in mind Love is a lesson to learn in our time Now please won’t you, please won’t you Bear it in mind for me May you never lose your temper If you get in a bar- room fight May you never lose your woman overnight You’re just like a good close brother to me And you know I love you like I should And you hold no knife to stab me in the back And I know there’s those that would Oh please won’t you, please won’t you Bear it in mind Love is a lesson to learn in our time Now please won’t you, please won’t you Bear it in mind for me May you never lay your head down Without a hand to hold May you never make your bed out in the cold May you never lose your temper If you get in a bar-room fight May you never lose your woman overnight