If you are invited to a wedding feast,
Don't sit in the highest room, don't take the best
Someone more important's sure to come along,
Then you'll have to hear us sing this little song.

Shame, shame, shame, what’s got into you?
Why’d you push yourself ahead and grab the best view?
Shame, shame, shame, no you don’t belong here.
This is for important people – You go sit in the rear.

It is so much better to sit in the last room.
If you're loved, your friend will come and find you soon.
He'll say, "Hey, why are you sitting way down here?
"You are my most honored guest, I want you near." Yeah, he'll say:

"Shame, shame, shame, what's got into you?
"Come up to the highest room, you'll love the view.
"Shame, shame, shame, you are my honored guest
"I don't want you sittin' down here - you deserve the best!"

Christ told this story when He noticed the crowd
Pushing and shoving when they went to sit down.
If you want earthly glory, hey, that's up to you...
But don't expect to get it up in heaven too.

Build yourself a hospital and give it your name,
Your reward is earthly, your reward is fame.
Better to be humble - do it secretly.
Your reward will come in the eternities.

Shame, shame, learn your lesson from the past:
You know the last will be first and the first will be last.
Shame if you work for glory - not out of love,
If you've been honored on earth, you know you can't be honored above.

If you've been honored on earth, you know you can't be honored above.
If you've been honored on earth, you know you can't be honored above.

Shame, shame, hey, baby, now I'm talkin' to you!
Listen good to my song and then you'll know that to do.
Shame, shame, learn your lesson from the past:
You know the last will be first and the first ones will be last.

You know the last will be first and the first ones will be last.
You know the last will be first and the first ones will be -

Last.