Gonna Build a Mountain

Gonna build a mountain From a little hill Gonna build me a mountain 'Least I hope I will Gonna build a mountain Gonna build it high I don't know how I'm gonna do it I only know I'm gonna try (yeah yeah) Gonna build me a daydream (yeah yeah) From a little hope (yeah yeah) Gonna push that daydream (yeah yeah) Up the mountain slope (yeah yeah) Gonna build a daydream (yeah yeah) Gonna see it through (yeah yeah) Gonna build a mountain and a daydream Gonna make them both come true (yeah yeah) Gonna build a heaven From a little hell Gonna build me a heaven And I know darn well If I build my mountain with a lot of care And take my daydream up the mountain And heaven will be waiting there When I build that heaven as I will someday (yeah yeah) And the lord sends Gabriel to take me away (yeah yeah) What a fine young son to take my place (yeah yeah) I'll leave a son in my heaven on earth With the good lord's grace With a fine young son to take my place I'll leave a son in my heaven on earth With the good lord's grace Gonna build a mountain (yeah yeah) --- Gonna Build a Mountain - Sammy Davis, Jr.