Pick out the spot where you're gonna dig, a garden doesn't have to be that big
Just grab your favorite shovel and stick it into the dirty-dirt-dirt
My hands love it, can't wait to start breaking the dirt clumps all apart
Pulling out the grass and the roots, till all that's left is the dirty-dirt-dirt
The earth and the rain and the sun all know
How to work together to make things grow
We just have to get the garden ready to go
A little earth 'll never hurt you, workin' in the dirt's a virtue
Choosing what to plant is really fun
Marking out the rows here we come
Droppin' seeds one by one right into the dirty-dirt-dirt
Start digging!
Keep the soil wet for a couple of days
When seeds are ready they make their way
Sending little shoots up to meet the rays of the sun
Here they come
Laying out a garden all you need is some dirt, some seeds and the mystery
Of how a head of lettuce ever comes to be right out of the dirty-dirt-dirt
It sure is mysterious.
How the heck does it happen?
I don't know, but I like it!
The earth and the rain and the sun all know
How to work together to make things grow
We just have to get the garden ready to go
A little earth 'll never hurt you, workin' in the dirt's a virtue
Laying out a garden all you need is some dirt, some seeds and the mystery
Of how a head of lettuce, cabbage & beans, potatoes & tomatoes, and collard greens
Pumpkins and carrots ever come to be right out of the dirty-dirt-dirt
It may not be purty but I know by now you heard me
I love working in the dirty-dirt-dirt