Speak Not Evil of the Absent

[harmony guitar duet w/ Doug Rappoport] When a man does all he can Though it succeeds not well Blame him not that he did it Blame him not that he did it And if you have And if you have Received a favor Received a favor From anyone Be not shy Be not shy Or reluctant to acknowledge it Speak not evil of the absent Spit not in the fire Speak not evil of the absent Spit not in the fire Speak not evil of the absent Spit not in the fire [harmony guitar duet w/ Doug Rappoport] When a man does all he can Though it succeeds not well Blame him not that he did it Blame him not that he did it And if you have And if you have Received a favor Received a favor From anyone Be not shy Be not shy Or reluctant to acknowledge it Speak not evil of the absent Spit not in the fire Speak not evil of the absent Spit not in the fire Speak not evil of the absent Spit not in the fire [harmony guitar duet w/ Doug Rappoport] [into solo to end]