When they passed me over/like a penny on the sidewalk/I wanted to roll into the gutter/I wanted to listen in case they talked/Oh, little darlinâ youâve got a problem/better treat it before itâs too late//Vanity, vanity, howâd you get your hands on me/Goinâ to the doctor who knows my sin, and heâll/show me what Iâve got and heâll take me to the river to get clean//She deals in glory/Sheâs a peddler of pursuit/âhave it all before youâre 40/You deserve it, what have you got to lose?â/She sells you a movie that makes you the star/While she makes a slave of your soul// Vanity, vanity, howâd you get your hands on me/Goinâ to the doctor who knows my sin, and heâll/show me what Iâve got and heâll take me to the river to get clean//Heâll get me ready, oh, get me ready/Get me ready, oh, get me ready/Get me ready to meet my Lord/I need a good physician/With the heart to hold me down/Scrub the soil from under my skin/And the folly from my mouth/âCause Iâve gone to waste, I have lived for the chase/And Iâve found nothing but chaff in the wind// Vanity, vanity, howâd you get your hands on me/Goinâ to the doctor who knows my sin, and heâll/show me what Iâve got and heâll take me to the river to get clean//Heâll get me ready, oh, get me ready/Get me ready, oh, get me ready/Get me ready to meet my Lord/Heâll get me ready, oh, heâll get me readyâ¦