We've Gotta Be Clean Album Version Appears On The Pasty Tapes Volume 2 Lyrics Tony Geiss Music Tony Geiss Producer Peter Katis Mixing Peter Katis  Album Version Sessionography Adam Gardner backing vocals, guitar Ryan Miller guitar, vocals Brian Rosenworcel backing vocals, drums  Album Version Guests Melissa Bisagni backing vocals Leon Dewan additional instruments Peter Katis additional instruments, backing vocals Tarquin Katis backing vocals Dave Schneider backing vocals Notes: Originally released on VH1 Save The Music's For The Kids kid songs compilation as "You've Got to be Clean." It was originally sung by Bert on Sesame Street.

Album Version

They've got to be clean They've got to be clean Ah ah We wash our hands Whenever we eat And in the bath we wash our ears, our elbows and feet We gotta be clean We gotta be clean It's healthy and keen We gotta be clean Ah ah (Yes, sir!) We start each day By brushing our teeth Brush! Brush! And getting the plaque and stuff off the smile underneath We gotta be clean And floss in between Like a tree must be green We gotta be clean Each day is a fight With the forces of dirt Dirt! Dirt! Dirt! Battling the smudge And the smear and the squirt Squirt! Squirt! Squirt! What do we do when our shirt is all covered with mustard? Mustard! Mustard! Mustard! Do they just wear it and wear it and wear it for weeks? No! Not Guster (We wash it... Then we wear it) We may be sad We may be beat We may be cross or tired or mad But we'll always be neat We gotta be clean Like all pigeons we've seen Or a fresh nectarine Or some laundry that's been Through a washing machine We gotta be clean We gotta be