Get a Little Dirt On My Hands Songtext
von David Allan Coe feat. Bill Anderson

When I was a little boy, daddy used to say to me, "Son
We got a lot of land, we got a lot of work to be done
Go get your marbles, put′em in the house
Tear down your castles in the sand
Come with your poppy to the cotton patch
Get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands"

Get a little dirt on your hands, son
Get a little dirt on your hands
If you're gonna grow up to be a big, big man
Get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands

Well, I reached 21 and I thought I was a pretty big wheel
I left the country for the city, met a slicker with a shady deal
He said, "Hold up the bank, boy, and take all the money
And run as fast as you can
The only way you′ll ever get along in this world
Is to get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands"


Get a little dirt on your hands, son
Get a little dirt on your hands
If you wanna grow up to be a big, big man
Get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands

Well, it's four in the morning and the warden is a-calling' my name
He said he′s teaching me a lesson, now he′s making' me go work in the rain
Dig that ditch, boy, fill it up, I′m wanting you to understand
The only way to straighten out a guy like you
Is to get a little dirt on his hands
Get a little dirt on his hands

Hey, David, gotta get a little dirt on those hands, boy
Yeah, if you want to grow up to be a big, big man
(Get a little dirt on your hands) and remember what old whispering Bill told you in this song
(Get a little dirt on your hands) get a little dirt on those hands

Get a little dirt on your hands, son
Get a little dirt on your hands
If you wanna grow up to be a big, big man
Get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands
Get a little dirt on your hands, son
I got a little dirt on my hands

Get a little dirt on your hands