Look at those hands, they're baby's hands Dimpled and fat like a pillow May they grow up to be strong as an oak And as graceful as a willow
Oh lord, what will they do – I'm askin' you Will they bake bread or play the fiddle For all I know, they will build a new world While mine grow old and brittle
Little hands, little hands, what are you gonna do Today, you belong to a baby Tomorrow, you'll belong to a lady
I love you little hands when you're playin' in the sand At (sic) the way you love your mother I will hold on to the memory of this scene Like one hand holds the other
Little hands, little hands, what are you gonna do Today, you belong to a baby Tomorrow, you'll belong to a lady Today, you belong to a baby Tomorrow, you'll belong to a beautiful lady.