Go And Wash Those Dirty Feet Song Lyrics and Chords
Go And Wash Those Dirty Feet Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
Go And Wash Those Dirty Feet
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Written by Fred Horton and Johnny Horton
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When I was a little boy bare-
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footed I'd like to
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go
In the spring or summertime
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there was no ice or
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snow
When
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I was tired and nearly dead
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these are the words that momma said
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Go and wash those dirty feet
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before you go to
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When I would get out off school
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I could hardly
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wait
I'd have my brogans in my hand
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before I'd hit the
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gate
I'd
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romp and play till nearly dead that
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same old line momma always said
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Go and wash those dirty feet
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before you go to
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When winter's passed and the violets bloom
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and the springtime rolls
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around
My tiny feet got to itchin' so to
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touch the cool cool
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ground
But
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I remember what momma said
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those words still echo through my head
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Go and wash those dirty feet
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before you go to
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I draw the water from the well and
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grab the old bar
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can
Just a-fussin' and a-fumin' like
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any ordinary
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man
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if I'm brushin' off instead
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momma would make my bottom red
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Go and wash those dirty feet
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before you go to
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bed
FAQ
Who sang the the song Go And Wash Those Dirty Feet?
- The song Go And Wash Those Dirty Feet was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
