They say it's a battle
They say it's the worst they've ever seen
I say it don't matter
At least not to me and little Josephine
Well there goes the peddler
A nickel, a dime, rain or shine
I guess things could be better
But I hear people say that all the time
Shine 'em up Sadie
This is what you came here for
Shine 'em up baby
Like no one's ever done before
Soon you'll be a lady
The one you've been dreaming of
So shine 'em up Sadie
The only way to get there fast enough
Please give me a quarter
I need some gas to warm my feet
And I'll get us some water
To clean up those sheets of little Josephine
Italian music
And mother is crying all the time
We shouldn't have used it
We should have made one out of ice
Shine 'em up Sadie
This is what you came here for
Shine 'em up baby
Like no one's ever done before
Soon you'll be a lady
The one you've been dreaming of
So shine 'em up Sadie
The only way to get there fast enough
Shine 'em up Sadie
This is what you came here for
Shine 'em up baby
Like no one's ever done before
Soon you'll be a lady
The one you've been dreaming of
So shine 'em up Sadie
There's nothing like a spring time scrub
