From the film “Summer Stock”, 1950.
Words by Mack Gordon.
Music by Harry Warren.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I don’t want to sound like I’m preachin’ a sermon
But I’ve heard people say
The early bird catches the worm
‘N there’s a lot of good logic in that old cliche
There are certain obligations you just can’t shirk
You’ve got to put the heat on
To make the kettle perk
And if you want it to be a good day
You’ve got to do a good day’s work
Chorus
You’ve gotta dig dig dig
Dig for your dinner
Nothin’s what you get for free
You’ve gotta dig dig dig
Dig for your dinner
Never was a money tree
And furthermore, my friends, I must repeat
Nobody’s livin’ down on Easy Street
And if you want to owe for groceries
You’re gonna get an awful lot of No-sir-ees
You’ve gotta dig dig dig
Dig for a dollar
‘Taint as simple as you think
You can’t purloin a sirloin
Or the butcher will put you in the clink
You just can’t be a lazy bird
You’ve gotta get off o’ your twig
So you can afford your room and board
And it’s nice to have the price of a “Cig”
Say, you’ve gotta pay the fiddler man
If you want to do a Jig
You’ve gotta be as busy as a bee
To be a Mister B-I-G
And if you want some dig dig dignity
You’ve gotta dig dig dig dig
Dig for your dinner
Dig dig dig dig dig