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Shoeshine Boy Lyrics By Eddie Kendricks

    shoeshine boy how you do your work so well
    shoeshine boy tryin’ to make a livin’ you go somewhere
    shoeshine boy where are you gonna be ten years from now
    just move just keep workin’ shoeshine boy

    i wanna know are you gonna be the richest man around
    you’ve been a workin’ so hard
    so many things in life to learn
    shoeshine boy what will you discover

    though it’s a long way up you’ll reach the top
    now when you’ll finally get back
    don’t forget from where you came shoeshine boy
    workin’ so hard in the noon day sun
    just just keep workin’ shoeshine boy

    look at ya now gettin’ it together
    teasing the guys and havin’ lots of fun
    shoeshine boy yeah don’t you know that you’re a star
    yeah you’re a star shoeshine boy

    just the way just the way that you are
    you’ve been a workin’ so hard
    so many things in life to learn so much to learn
    shoeshine boy what will you discover

    yeah shoeshine boy
    shoeshine boy
    you’ve been a workin’ so hard
    shoeshine boy
    don’t you know that you’re a star
    that’s the way that you are

    Artist: Eddie Kendricks

    Year: 1975

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 101