Let It Alone

While the traveling through this big iron worldIt'll sometimes ask of youTo give advice at certain timesAnd tell folks what to doWell, at this time, I'm gonna tell youWhat's the wisest planWhen it comes to mixing in with thingsThat you just don't understand, hmmLet it alone, let it aloneIf it don't concern you, let it aloneDon't go around putting on airsAnd meddling in other folks' affairsIf you don't know, say soMind your own business and let it aloneWell, you see two people fightingThem man and woman, sayYou think that it's a crime for themTo carry on that wayWell, you think that you could stop that rowBut just as you draw nighThe lady with the pokerStrikes the gentleman across the eyeLet it alone, let it aloneIf it don't concern you, let it aloneThey know their business, all right, all rightThey practice that way every nightIf you go buttin' in, they'll break your chinSo mind your own business and let it aloneWell, you say that love's against youAnd on your weary wayWell, lying in the gutterA drunken man, we'll sayHe's lying in the gutterAnd you can tell that he's all inBut on his necktie plainly gleamsA great big diamond pinLet it alone, let it aloneHe's not your pal, so let it aloneThe man is drunk, it may be trueBut the diamond don't belong to youSo shut your eyes and eat some sighsTurn around and beat it and leave it alone