CLIMB UP THE MOUNTAIN
From the Broadway Show "Out Of This World" (1950)
(Cole Porter)


Charlotte Greenwood & David Burns (Broadway Production) -  1950
Peggy Lee - 1951
Andrea Martin (New York Revival) - 1995


As recorded by PEGGY LEE:

(Climb up the mountain)
(Climb up the mountain)
(Climb up the mountain)
(And lay your burden down)

I've got an invite for ev'ryone
Climb up the mountain

Climb up the mountain
Climb up the mountain
Yes, climb up the mountain
And lay your burden down, yes, yes, yes

Here in this lovely land
Cupie and whoopie go hand in hand
So, climb up the mountain
And lay your burden down, yes, yes, yes

Here on the heights above
Even a mule train can fall in love
So, climb up the mountain
And lay your burden, lay your burden
Down, lay it down

(Orchestral Break)

'Stead of beginnin' to beef an' bawl
'Stead of frequentin' the wailin' wall
Just climb up the mountain and pay a call, yes
Climb up the mountain

Oh, climb up the mountain
Climb up the mountain
Yes, climb up the mountain
And lay your burden down, yes, yes, yes

Here in this lovely land
Cupie and whoopie go hand in hand
Ah, climb up the mountain
And lay your burden down, yes, yes, yes

Here on the heights above
Even a mule train can fall in love
Ah, climb up the mountain
And lay your burden, lay your burden 
Down, lay it down







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2011)