Takes a lot of little nuts To make a jar of peanut butter 'Cause one peanut in a jar Really doesn't go too far Gotta crack and shell and mix 'em There's no other way to fix 'em Takes a lot of little nuts to do the job Dump the peanuts from the bag And start 'em on that old conveyor Get 'em roasted and assorted Don't have any time to spare Please don't think I'm being pushy Make all real soft and mushy Takes a lot of little nuts to the job A little salt, a little sugar Makes the goo taste really good Keep it pumping through the pipeline Like a peanut butter pumper should Takes a lot of little nuts To make a jar of peanut butter Now they're ready, squirt 'em in Put the lid on, watch 'em spin In the boxes nice and steady Ship 'em out, hey world we're ready Takes a lot of little nuts to get things done Takes a lot of little nuts And a lot of hard work Before the peanut butter's done