Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau Some belonged to strangers, some to folks you know Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand To beautify the foothills, and shake the many hands
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop And an illustrated book about birds See a lot up there but don't be scared Who needs action when you (got) words
finished with the mop then you can stop And look at what you've done The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen And the work it was fun
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop And an illustrated book about birds See a lot up there but don't be scared Who needs action when you (got) words
Many a hands began to scan around for the next plateau Some say it was Greenland, and some say Mexico Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could