I was born And I was made In the undergrowth And I'll be sown And I'll be slain Like the little weeds So take my bones And all my toil Give it to the soil 'Cause everybody wants somebody to love You've got to get your hands dirty first Oh man, that's dirty work And everybody wants somebody to hold You've got to get your hands dirty first Oh man, that's thirsty work I was born And I was raised On the good book Nothing's pure And nothing's fair I've had a good look So take my heart From my chest I mean it I mean it 'Cause everybody wants somebody to love You've got to get your hands dirty first Oh man, that's dirty work And everybody wants somebody to hold You've got to get your hands dirty first Oh man that's thirsty work Your hands dirty first Oh man, that's dirty work