When I grow up (when I grow up) (when I grow up) I will be tall enough to reach the branches That I need to reach to climb the trees You get to climb when you're grown up And when I grow up (when I grow up) (when I grow up) I will be smart enough to answer all the questions That you need to know the answers to Before you're grown up And when I grow up (when I grow up) I will eat sweets every day on the way to work And I will go to bed late every night And I will wake up when the sun comes up And I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square And I won't care 'cos I'll be all grown up When I grow up Even if you're little you can do a lot You mustn't let a little thing like little stop you If you sit around and let them get on top You won't change a thing Just because you find that life's not fair It doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it If you always take it on the chin and wear it You might as well be saying You think that it's ok And that's not right And if it's not right You have to put it right But nobody else is gonna put it right for me Nobody but me is gonna change my story Sometimes you have to be a little bit (maggots!) naughty