High Hopes

Next time your found with your chin on the ground

There's a lot to be learned so look around

Just what makes that little ol' ant

Think he'll move that rubber tree plant

Anyone knows an ant can't

Move a rubber tree plant

But he's got high hopes... he's got high hopes

He's got high apple pie in the sky hopes

So any time you're getting low

'Stead of letting go,

Just remember that ant.

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

When troubles call and your back's to the wall

There's a lot to be learned, that wall could fall.

Once there was a silly ol' ram,

Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam;

No one could make that ram scram,

He kept buttin' that dam

But he's got high hopes... he's got high hopes

He's got high apple pie in the sky hopes

So any time you're feeling bad

'Stead of feeling sad

Just remember that ram.

Oops there goes a billion kilowatt

Oops there goes a billion kilowatt

Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam!

So keep your high hopes, keep your high hopes.

Keep your high apple pie in the sky hopes.

A problem's just a toy balloon

They'll be bursting soon

They're just bound to go POP!

Oops there goes another problem kerplop.

Oops there goes another problem kerplop.

Oops there goes another problem kerplop.

Kerplop!

(Source:  High Hopes - words by Sammy Cahn, music by James Van Heusen copywrite - Hal Spaher Ltd. London 1959)

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