Jerome Kern
Pick Yourself Up
[Singing]
Please, teacher, teach me something
Nice teacher, teach me something
I'm as awkward as a camel
That's not the worst
My two feet haven't met yet
But I'll be teacher's pet yet
'Cause I'm going to learn
To dance or burst
[Spoken]
You want me to teach you to dance?
Sure, I'll teach you to dance, come on!
[Singing]
Nothing's impossible I have found
For when my chin is on the ground
I pick myself up, dust myself off
And start all over again
I can't lose my confidence if I slip
I'm grateful for a pleasant trip
I pick myself up, dust myself off
And start all over again
I work like a soul, inspired
'Til the battle of the day is won
And though, I'm sick and tired
I'll stick 'til the job is done
When I remember those famous men
Who had to fall to rise again
I pick myself up, dust myself off
And start all over again
[Spoken]
Alright now, just watch my feet and do what I do, and
And shuffle, hop, step, and step, tap
And shuffle, hop, step, shuffle ball change
And step, step, and turn, and jump
Here I go! (Waaaurgh! Ugh...)
[Singing]
Don't lose your confidence if you slip
Be grateful for a pleasant trip
Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off
And start all over again
I work like a soul, inspired
'Til the battle of the day is won
I may be sick and tired
But at least I'll have some fun
When I remember those famous men
Who had to fall to rise again
I pick myself up, dust myself off
And start all over again
Again!
Take a breath (Take a breath)
Pick yourself up (Pick yourself up)
Dust yourself off (Dust yourself off)
And start all over again!