customarily correct

master confucius tells us what is rite
is the correct approach to all we do
but we must keep our families in sight

lots of old teachers chatter all the night
about the vulgar many and the happy few
master confucius tells us what is rite

and nothing's trivial seen in the proper light
each of us must our human sense renew
but we must keep our families in sight

the one who knows is properly bedight
but those who don't simply obscure the view
master confucius tells us what is rite

you wait for the proper river fish to bite
and all the while you hold your lucky shoe
but we must keep our families in sight

our joy in sacrifice is never slight
the sacred smoke rises right up the flue
master confucius tells us what is rite
but we must keep our families in sight