Lyrics:
(Don't blame it on the children)You know we read in the papersAnd we hear on the airOf killing and stealingAnd crime everywhereAnd we sigh and we sayAs we notice the trendThis young generationWhere will it endBut can we be sureThat it's their fault aloneI mean, that maybe aPart of it isn't our ownAre we less guiltyWho place in their wayToo many thingsThat lead them astrayLike too much money to spendAnd too much idle timeToo many moviesThe kind of passion and crimeToo many books, manThat are not even fit to be readToo much evil in what they hear saidAnd too many childrenEncouraged to roamBy too many parentsWho won't even stay at home(Don't blame it on the children)Well, man, kids don't make the moviesAnd they don't write the booksAnd they don't go outAnd paint gay picturesOf gangsters and crooksThey don't make the liquorAnd they don't run the barsAnd they don't make the lawsAnd they don't buy the carsThey don't peddle junk thatWell, that addles the brainThat's all done by older folks, manGreedy for gainDelinquent teenagers, oh, manHow quick we do condemnThe sins of a nationAnd then go and blame it on themBut the laws that are blamelessThe Savior makes knownNow you tell me who is thereAmong us to cast the first stoneFor in so many casesIt's sad but it's trueThat the title DelinquentFits older folks too(Don't blame it on the children)(Don't blame it on the children)(Don't blame it on the children)