Shoeshine boy how you do your work so wellnShoeshine boy tryin' to make a livin', you go somewherenShoeshine boy where are you gonna be ten years from nownJust move, just keep workin' shoeshine boynnI wanna know are you gonna be the richest man aroundnYou've been a workin' so hardnSo many things in life to learnnShoeshine boy, what will you discovernnThough it's a long way up, you'll reach the topnNow when you'll finally get backnDon't forget from where you came shoeshine boynWorkin' so hard in the noon day sunnJust, just keep workin' shoeshine boynnLook at ya now, gettin' it togethernTeasing the guys and havin' lots of funnShoeshine boy, yeah, don't you know that you're a starnYeah, you're a star shoeshine boynnJust the way, just the way that you arenYou've been a workin' so hardnSo many things in life to learn, so much to learnnShoeshine boy, what will you discovernnYeah, shoeshine boynShoeshine boynYou've been a workin' so hardnShoeshine boynDon't you know that you're a starnThat's the way that you are