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Artist: Sammy Davis Jr.
Canonical path: /sammy-davis-jr/gonna-build-a-mountain
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Gonna Build a Mountain
Read Gonna Build a Mountain lyrics by Sammy Davis Jr. on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Gonna Build a Mountain
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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
Gonna build me a daydream
From a little hope
Gonna push that daydream
Up the mountain slope
Gonna build a daydream
Gonna see it through
Gonna build a mountain and a daydream
Gonna make them both come true
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
And the Lord sends Gabriel to take me away
What a fine, young son to take my place
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 me a mountain
(Yeah, yeah)
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