[Verse 1]
Don't go to bed with no price on your head, mm-mm-no
(Don't do it) No, no
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time
Mm-mm-mm-mm (Don't do it)

[Chorus]
Keep your eye on the sparrow
When the goin' gets narrow
(Don't do it)
("Don't do it")

[Verse 2]
Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price, mm-no
(Don't do it) Don't do it
Don't run your feet down no dead-end street
No, no (Don't do it)

[Chorus]
Just keep your eye on the sparrow
When the goin' gets narrow
(Don't do it)
("Don't do it")

[Verse 3]
Don't do me dirt or you're gonna get hurt
Mm-mm-mm-mm (Don't do it)
And don't run away 'til you hear what I say
No, no (Don't do it)
[Chorus]
Keep your eye on the sparrow
When the goin' gets narrow
(Don't do it)
("Don't do it")

[Verse 4]
Ain't gonna fight with no thief in the night, no, no
(Well, well, well, well, well)