Children children children run and jump and play Children you'll be men and women someday And then you'll have to leave Your world of make believe now children Young carefree children Children need someone who understands Children need someone to hold their hands To cheer them when they're sad To spank them when they're bad now children Pretty dirty children Pride goes before destruction A haughty spirit goes before a fall Don't you know that we're all children And it's all for one and one for all Children call each other names Children playing the grownup games And the things that's really sad Is that we lose the faith we had when we were children Loud proud children Children who think that they are grown Children with children of their own From the cradle to the grave I wish we could all behave like little children God's little children sweet precious children Pretty dirty children little bitty children