HIGH HOPES

From the film "A Hole In The Head" (1959)
(Lyrics: Sammy Cahn / Music: Jimmy Van Heusen)

Frank Sinatra & Eddie Hodges (Film Soundtrack) - 1959
Frank Sinatra & A Bunch Of Kids - 1959
Eddie Hodges - 1959
Gerry Grant - 1959
The Jonah Jones Quartet - 1959
Susie Singer & Sammy Saxophone - 1960
Doris Day - 1964





As recorded by FRANK SINATRA & A BUNCH OF KIDS, May 8th 1959:


(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 old 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 your gettin' low, 'stead of lettin' 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 old ram
Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam
No one could make that ram scram
He kept buttin' that dam

'Cause he had high hopes, he had high hopes
He had high apple pie in the sky hopes

So any time your feelin' bad, 'stead of feelin' sad
Just remember that ram
Oops, there goes a billion kilowatt dam
(Oops, there goes a billion kilowatt dam)
Oops, there goes a billion kilowatt dam

(Instrumental Break)

(All problems 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!)


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2016)