Shoeshine boy how you do your work so well

Shoeshine boy tryin' to make a livin', you go somewhere

Shoeshine boy where are you gonna be ten years from now

Just move, just keep workin' shoeshine boy I wanna know are you gonna be the richest man around

You've been a workin' so hard

So many things in life to learn

Shoeshine boy, what will you discover Though it's a long way up, you'll reach the top

Now when you'll finally get back

Don't forget from where you came shoeshine boy

Workin' so hard in the noon day sun

Just, just keep workin' shoeshine boy Look at ya now, gettin' it together

Teasing the guys and havin' lots of fun

Shoeshine boy, yeah, don't you know that you're a star

Yeah, you're a star shoeshine boy Just the way, just the way that you are

You've been a workin' so hard

So many things in life to learn, so much to learn

Shoeshine boy, what will you discover Yeah, shoeshine boy

Shoeshine boy

You've been a workin' so hard

Shoeshine boy

Don't you know that you're a star

That's the way that you are