Don't blame the children

 Blame the teachers - they taught the children

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town [??]

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

 

 Everyone's face you look on

 Wears a frown,

 And the feeling you get

 Puts you down.

 Cost of living is rising high while

 Poverty flowing.

 The rain is falling

 But no seeds are growing.

 

 So, smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

 

 Wanti wanti

 Can't get it,

 Getti getti

 Dem no want it.

 

 Havi havi no want it while

 Wanti wanti can't get it, so...

 

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

 

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars, laugh on the wars

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars, laugh on the wars. Yeah.

 

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars you face back in town... [repeated]

 Don't blame the children

 Blame the teachers, for they teach the children.

 

 Everyone's face you look on

 Wears a frown,

 And the feeling they give you

 Just puts you down.

 

 Cost of living is rising high while

 Poverty flowing.

 The rain is falling

 But no seeds are growing.

 

 So, smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars screw face back in town

 Smile out of style

 Laugh on the wars ...screw face back in town again

 

 Smile out of style... [etc]

 

 Watch yourself, mind what you say. Oh yeah!

 Let me tell you, I wanna tell you that,

 

 Smile out of style... [etc]

 Stop on the walk

 

 Don't blame the children;

 Blame the teachers - they taught the children.

 Don't blame the children;

 Blame the school-teachers - they taught the children.