Well let them take you for a clown

And they're bound to bring you down

You got to make it through the world if you can

Think they're doing you wrong

But you got here on your own

You got to make it through the world if you can

I said if you can, if you can

You got to make it through the world if you can

I said if you can (oooh), if you can (lord)

You got to make it through the world if you can

Well you know what it's all about

Nobody know you when you're down and out

You got to make it through the world if you can

Well talk about wrong and right

You've got to make up your own mind

You got to make it through the world if you can



I said if you can (if you can) ooh, if you can (if you can)

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)

I said if you can (if you can) well if you can (if you can)

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)



Yeah let them take you for a clown

It will surely put you down

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)

Everybody talk about wrong and right

You got to make up your own mind about it

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)



Ooh! if you can (if you can) yeah! if you can (if you can)

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)

Yeah! if you can (if you can) if you can (if you can)

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)

Yeah i said if you can (if you can) lord if you can (if you can)

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)



I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can)

I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can)

I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can)

You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)



Make it through the world

Make it through the world (if you can)

Make it through the world

Make it through the world (if you can)

Make it through the world

Make it through the world (if you can)



(Transcribed by ear; corrections requested and welcomed!)