Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Shoeshine Boy , by - Eddie Kendricks. Song from the album The Eddie Kendricks Collection, Volume 1, in the genre R&BShoeshine Boy |
| Though you haven’t many toys |
| You don’t envy any boys |
| Every day’s a work day |
| Your work is just a game |
| I’d like to sing your praise |
| But I don’t know your name |
| You’re just a shoe shine boy |
| You work hard all day |
| Shoe shine boy |
| Got no time to play |
| Every nickel helps a lot |
| So shine, shine, shoe shine boy |
| You find joy in the things you do Shoe shine boy seldom ever blue |
| You’re content with what you’ve got |
| So shine, shine, shoe shine boy |
| People look at you with scorn |
| 'Cause your clothes are worn and torn |
| Still you never whine |
| You keep looking up and down the street |
| Pleading with each one you meet |
| Brother, can you spare a shine? |
| Oh, shoe shine boy, soon the day will come |
| Shoe shine boy soon a tune you’ll hum |
| Every nickel helps a lot |
| So shine, shine, shoe shine boy |
| Shoe shine, shoe shine boy |
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|---|---|
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| I Did It All For You | 2004 |
| Day By Day | 2004 |
| It's So Hard For Me To Say Good-Bye | 2004 |
| Let's Go Back To Day One | 2004 |
| Something's Burning | 2004 |
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| Didn't We | 2004 |
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| The Way You Do the Things You Do ft. Temptations | 2015 |
| Cloud Nine ft. Temptations | 2015 |
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