little children you better not tell on me i m tellin 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 oughta be and keep a secret with me i wish they would go away little children now why ain t you playin outside i m askin 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 gigglin children do be nice like little sugars and spice you saw me kissin your sister you saw me holdin 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 little children i know you would go if you tried go up the stairs me and your sister we re goin 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