Make Courtesy Our Way Of Life (Courtesy is for free, courtesy is for you and me) - by Ho Soak Harn

"Make Courtesy Our Way Of Life", a Singapore courtesy campaign song. Video editing by Ho Soak Harn / Harn Ho.

Composer and lyricist: Mr John James (JJ) De Souza, 1980, former Music Specialist, Ministry of Education, Singapore. See http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/image.aspx?id=d914843d-3679-4c17-9f5b-7ff98bf012a9

Remember to turn on the subtitles and sing along!


Lyrics:

Courtesy is for free
Courtesy is for you and me.
It makes for gracious living and harmony

Giving a friendly smile
Helping out where we can
We should try to be polite all the time

Courtesy is for free
Courtesy is for you and me.
It makes for gracious living and harmony

Living could be a treat
If people are awfully sweet
Courtesy could be our way of life

It is rude to be abusive, just to prove we’re right
Instead we could be nice about it if we tried

Courtesy is for free
Courtesy is for you and me.
It makes for gracious living and harmony

Living could be a treat
If people are awfully sweet
Courtesy could be our way of life

Let us make courtesy our way of life.