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When I was a little boyDaddy used to say to me"Son, we got a lot of landWe got a lot of work to be doneGo get your marbles put 'em in the houseTear down your castles in the sandCome with your poppy to the cotton patchGet a little dirt on your hands, get a little dirt on your handsGet a little dirt on your hands, sonGet a little dirt on your handsIf you're gonna grow up to be a big, big manGet a little dirt on your handsGet a little dirt on your hands"Well, I reached twenty-oneAnd I thought I was a pretty big wheelI left the country for the cityMet a slicker with a shady dealHe said, "Hold up the bank, boy and take all the moneyAnd run as fast as you canThe only way you'll ever get along in this worldIs to get a little dirt on your hands, get a little dirt on your handsSongtexteGet a little dirt on your hands, sonGet a little dirt on your handsIf you want to grow up to be a big, big manGet a little dirt on your handsGet a little dirt on your hands"Well, it's four in the morningAnd the warden is calling' my nameHe said he's teaching' me a lessonNow he's making' me go work in the rainDig that ditch, boy, fill it upI'm wanting you to understandThe only way to straighten out a guy like youIs to get a little dirt on his hands, get a little dirt on his handsHey, David got to get a little dirt on those hands boyYeah, if you want to grow up to be a big, big manYou better remember what old Whispering BillTold you in this song, get a little dirt on those handsGet a little dirt on your hands, sonGet a little dirt on your handsIf you want to grow up to be a big, big manGet a little dirt on your handsGet a little dirt on your handsGet a little dirt on your hands, sonI got a little dirt on my handsGet a little dirt on your hands Aus Songtexte Mania