Standard (EADGBE)
2x
Little children, you better not tell on me
I'm telling you little children, you better not tell what you see
And if you're good, I'll give you candy and a quarter
If you're quiet, like you ought to be, and keep a secret with me
I wish they would go away, little children
Now why ain't you playing' outside? I'm asking you
You can't fool me cause I'm gonna know if you hide
And try to peek, I'm gonna treat you to a movie
Stop your giggling, children do be nice, like little sugars and spice
You saw me kissing your sister
You saw me holding her hand
But if you snitch to your mother
Your father won't understand
I wish they would take a nap, little children
Now why don't you go bye-bye? Go anywhere at all
Little children, I know you would go if you tried
Go up the stairs, me and your sister, we're going steady
How can I kiss her when, I'm ready to, with little children like you, around?
I wonder what can I do, around, little children like you