Mahalia Jackson - It don't cost very much

Do smile when you happy, do smile when you sad.
Do look pleasing when mistreated,
Do be calm when you're mad.
Oh be forgiving, someone abuse you,
Oh the good Lord, look for such,
Be ready to stay and smile on your way,
[It] don't cost very much,

Help the prepawn by the wayside
Help the blind man across the street
Be careful, a kind of stranger
Speak politely to those you meet
To the blind man, give him glasses
To the cribble man, give him a crown
As you do for yourself, you can do for somebody else
It don't cost very much.

Oh, it don't cost very much, well to please a gentle touch
To give a glass of water, to a pilgrim in need of such.
Oh you may not be an angel, and you may not go to church
But the good that you do, will come back to you.
It don't cost very much