"I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise"
from "Porgy & Bess"

All you preachers 
Who delight in panning the dancing teachers, 
Let me tell you there are a lot of features 
Of the dance that carry you through 
The Gates of Heaven 
I«t madness 
To be always sitting around in sadness, 
When you could be learning the Steps of Gladness. 
(You«ll be happy when you can do 
Just six or seven.) 
Begin today. You«ll find it nice: 
The quickest way to Paradise. 
When you practice, 
Here«s the thing to know -- 
Simply say as you go: 

(Refrain) 
I«ll build a Stairway to Paradise, 
With a new Step ev«ry day. 
I«m going to get there at any price; 
Stand aside, I«m on my way! 
I got the blues 
And up above it«s so fair; 
Shoes, 
Go on and carry me there! 
I«ll build a Stairway to Paradise 
With a new Step ev«ry day.