E        G         F#         A   B
               Got to tell you the truth, I got to tell you the truth

[Verse 1]
E
Oh brother Jack you goin' with sister Sadie
E
When you ought to be at home with your old lady
E
But your heart is divided in so many pieces
E
Tryin' to please them both
E
Never pleasing neither

C        B
Oh Jack, take it on back
  F#                      E
Before your good thing is gone
            C           B
Because the downfall of too many men
       F#                 B
Is the upkeep of too many women, so

[Chorus]
E
Take care of your homework, fella
E
If you don't somebody will, oh yeah
E
You better take care of your homework, fella
E
If you don't somebody will,  Now wait a minute here!

[Verse 2]
E
Oh brother Fred how he used to run
E
Staying out all night leaving his homework undone
E
Now Fred's old lady took as much as she could stand
E
Then one night the next-door neighbor
E
Gave her a helping hand

C          B
Oh fellas, take it on home
  F#                      E
Before your good thing is gone
            C           B
Because the downfall of too many men
       F#                 B
Is the upkeep of too many women, so

[Chorus]
E
Take care of your homework fella
E
If you don't somebody will, oh you’d better hear me now, I’m back
E
You better take care of your homework, fella
E
If you don't somebody will,  Listen to me, y’all!

[Bridge]
            E
Bring it on home
            G
Get off the streets, y’all
          F#
Take it on home
A    B              E
Ahhhhhhhh, all right

[Outro]
E
Oh fellas let me tell you
E
These girls are gettin’ hip
E
You can only slide so long
E
Before you make a slip
E
Take care of your homework, fella
E
If you don't somebody will
E
You better take care of your homework, fella
E
If you don't somebody will
E
Take it, take it on home
E
Get off the streets