Fred Astaire — Pick Yourself Up

Please teacher, teach me something Nice teacher, teach me something I'm as awkward as a camel That's not the worst My two feet haven't met yet But I'll be teacher's pet yet 'Cause I'm going to learn to dance or burst Nothing's impossible, I have found For when my chin is on the ground I pick myself up, dust myself off Start all over again Don't lose your confidence if you slip Be grateful for a pleasant trip And pick yourself up; dust yourself off; Start all over again Work like a soul inspired 'Til the battle of the day is won You may be sick and tired But you'll be a man, my son Will you remember the famous men Who had to fall to rise again So take a deep breath; Pick yourself up; Dust yourself off; Start all over again I'll get some self assurance If your endurance is great I'll learn by easy stages If you're courageous and wait To feel the strength I want to I must hang onto your hand Maybe by the time I'm fifty I'll get up and do a nifty Pick yourself up; dust yourself off; Start all over again