Greng Jai Please

Don't forget to read the room

Look out for the elderly

Do not speak your mind so soon

Be wary of their hearts

Dinner's ready, take your seat

Now, let's recite the golden rule

This is called the Greng Jai piece

And it's not yours to eat

How many layers must I peel

To try to understand your kind

But you never really speak your mind

To know exactly how you feel

Now you know the moral code

Welcome to society

Member of the land of smiles

Be sure to brush your teeth

Give and take, receive and share

Recipe for harmony

Gotta show your Greng Jai please

You have enough to eat

Difficult questions but the answers are there

Artificial compassion when you don't really care

Feel being hard to place

You'll say anything to save your face

This is how we all survive

What a time to be alive

How many layers must I peel

To try to understand your kind

But you never really speak your mind

To know exactly how you feel

To try to understand your kind

But you never really speak your mind