We Oughta Be Ashamed Lyrics - Elvis Costello

We oughta be ashamed 

We oughta be ashamed 

We use and abuse such a wonderful name 

See the blooming of the flowers 

When the spring first appears 

Hear the crying of the baby 

In its first tender years 

Watch the flight of the robin 

When he knows winter's through 

And the One who made that Robin 

Is somewhere watching you 

So we oughta be ashamed 

We oughta be ashamed 

We use and abuse such a wonderful name 

Look at the beauty that's all around us 

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From California to Maine 

Then we think how we mistreat it 

Oh, we oughta be ashamed 

Watch the people pass the beggar 

On the street as he cries 

"Pencils for a nickel" 

Still they pass him by 

See the rich man with all his money 

Ah, but still he complains 

Smell the flowing of all the whiskey 

Lord, we oughta be ashamed 

We oughta be ashamed 

We oughta be ashamed 

We use and abuse such a wonderful name 

And the beauty's all around us 

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From California to Maine 

Oh, we think how He's mistreated 

We oughta be ashamed 

And think how we mistreat Him 

Lord, we oughta be ashamed