There's a story goin' round about a hero of history Well I guess I better tell you that the hero of the story is me And if you wanna understand all the hullaballoo Then it's time thatcha heard what I'm sayin' to you If you got what it takes to grow You gotta take whatcha got and go And if you got what it takes then take whatcha got And get goin' Doodle-ee-doo Doodle-ee-doo Um-um Doodle-ee-doo Doodle-ee-doo Well I told you once and I don't wanna tell you twice I got a heart fulla fire I got a head fulla good advice You know the world's plum full of gol' darn fools Tryin' to run your life
With their gosh-darn rules If you got what it takes to grow You gotta take whatcha got an' go And if you got what it takes then take whatcha got And get goin' Doodle-ee-doo Doodle-ee-doo Um-um Doodle-ee-doo Doodle-ee-doo So if you wanna get ahead Get a load of what I'm telling you Don't you listen to the lies That the world keeps telling you Don't hang around with all of them fools Come and get a gander at the golden rules If you got what it takes to grow You gotta take whatcha got an' go And if you got what it takes then take whatcha got And get goin' Get goin' get goin'