[Verse 1]
I once had a girl, or rather, she had me
I was one among many, or at least, I seemed to be
Well, I read an old quotation in a book just yesterday
Said, "You gonna reap just what you sow, the debts you make, you have to pay"

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, girl
Hey, girl
Hey, hey, hey
What you been growing
Is what you been sowing

[Verse 2]
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Remember you reap what you sow
I found a [?]
You think you [?] but you only [?] yourself
When you base your life on credit and your loving days are done
Checks you signed with a-love and kisses, later come back signed, "Insufficient funds"

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, girl
Hey, girl
Hey, hey, hey
What you been growing
Is what you been sowing
[Verse 3]
I recollect with mixed emotions all the good times we used to have
But you were making preparations for the coming separation and you blew everything we had
When you base your life on credit and your loving days are done
Checks you signed with a-love and kisses, later come back signed, "Insufficient funds"

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, girl
Hey, girl
Hey, hey, hey
What you been growing
Is what you been sowing