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Where did you get such a dirty face
My darling dirty-faced child?
I got it from crawling along in the dirt
And biting two buttons off Jeremy’s shirt.
I got it from chewing the roots of a rose
And digging for clams in the yard with my nose.
I got it from peeking into a dark cave
And painting myself like a Navajo brave.
I got it from playing with coal in the bin
And signing my name in cement with my chin.
I got if from rolling around on the rug
And giving the horrible dog a big hug.
I got it from finding a lost silver mine
And eating sweet blackberries right off the vine.
I got it from ice cream and wrestling and tears
And from having more fun than you’ve had in years.
In my opinion, the poem is talking about how the parent of the child in the poem thinks that the child's dirty face is a bad thing. However, to the child its a reminder of all the adventures he/she had. Then the child tells the parent how much fun he/she had unlike him/her. So the theme is saying how everybody should enjoy their childhood, because once you're older you won't be able to enjoy yourself much like you did when you were a child.