I was walkin' down the street one day Oh when a couple of fellows ridin' by said, "Hey, Look at her, Mr. Dilly, with her nose in the air." Huh, I just kept on walkin' like they weren't even there You see my mama used to tell me Don't change your ways, don't worry about it When somebody calls you "Snottie", no child Don't change your ways, just be yourself 'Cause you can't please everybody Get on down with the feelin', y'all Hey hey hey, yeah Bass play, oh, good God Now I want you to lend me your ears for a minute I went out and bought a new dress My man saw it and said, "Yeah, now that's class" His mother saw it and she hit the ceiling And said, "Young lady, that dress is much too revealing" See what I mean Now wait a minute There's somethin' I want to say right here The moral of the story is Different strokes for different folks In other words, you do your thing and let me do mine And I'm sure everything will work out just fine And remember Don't change your ways, don't worry about it When somebody calls you "Snottie", no child Don't change your ways, just be yourself 'Cause you can't please everybody Come on, fellows, sing it with me Don't change your ways, don't worry about it When somebody calls you "Snottie", no child Don't change your ways, just be yourself 'Cause you can't please everybody No, you can't Hey hey hey, yeah