Gonna build a mountain From a little hill Gonna build me a mountain 'Least I hope I will
Gonna build a mountain Gonna build it high I don't know how I'm gonna do it Only know I'm gonna try
Gonna build me a daydream from a little hope Gonna push that daydream up the mountain slope Gonna build a daydream, gonna see it through Gonna build a mountain and a daydream Gonna make 'em both come true
Gonna build me a heaven from a little hell Gonna build me a heaven, and I know darn well That if I build a mountain, oh yeah, with a lot of care I'll take our daydream up the mountain, and a heaven will be waiting there
Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah
When I build that heaven, as I will someday And the Lord sends Gabriel to take me away I want a fine young son to take my place I need a son in a heaven on earth with the good Lord's grace