When I was a lit
tle boy my daddy used to sa
y to me son
We got a lotta big land and a
lotta hard work to be
done
Go get your marbles
put ’em in the house
Tear down your castles in the
sand
Come with your pappy to the
cotton patch
And get a little dirt on your
hands
Get a little dirt on your
hands boy
Get a little dirt on your
hands
If you’re gonna grow up to be a
big big
man
You
gotta get a little dirt on your
hands
You
gotta get a little dirt on your
hands
Well I got to be twenty and I
thought I was a pretty big
wheel
Left the country for the city met a
slicker with a shady
deal
He said hold up the tavern
take all the money
Run as fast as you
can
If you’re gonna get along in this
big bad world
You gotta get a little dirt on your
hands
Get a little dirt on your
hands boy
Get a little dirt on your
hands
If you’re gonna grow up to be a
big big
man
You
gotta get a little dirt on your
hands
You
gotta get a little dirt on your
hands
Well it’s four in the morning and the
warden is a calling my
name
Says he’s teaching me a lesson gonna
send me out to work in the
rain
Dig that ditch boy chop that
corn
I gotta make you under
stand
Only way to straighten out a
guy like you
Is to get a little dirt on your
hands
Get a little dirt on your
hands boy
Get a little dirt on your
hands
If you’re gonna grow up to be a
big big
man
You
gotta get a little dirt on your
hands
You
gotta get a little dirt on your
hands