Come on, you little niggers, now watch your shoes and figures, climbing up the golden stairs. If they think you are a dude, they will treat you rather rude, climbing up the golden stairs. Oh, Peter looked so wicked when I asked him for a ticket, climbing up the golden stairs.
At the sight of half a dollar, he will grab you by the collar and fire you up the golden stairs. Then we hear them bells a-ringing, his sweet heart to declare. Oh, we hear them donkeys singing, climbing up the golden stairs.
Then we hear them bells a-ringing, his sweet heart to declare. Oh, we hear them donkeys singing, climbing up the golden stairs. Then we hear them bells a-ringing, his sweet heart to declare.
Oh, we hear them donkeys singing, climbing up the golden stairs. Oh, Satan's not the daddy to feed you on McTavy, climbing up the golden stairs. But he'll give you brimstone hot, and he'll choke you on the spot, climbing up the golden stairs.
They'll lock you in the stable, make you fight for Cain and Abel, climbing up the golden stairs. Old man Adam and his wife will be there with drum and pipe, and march you up the golden stairs. Then we hear them bells a-ringing, his sweet heart to declare.
Oh, we hear them donkeys singing, climbing up the golden stairs. Then we hear them bells a-ringing, his sweet heart to declare. Oh, we hear them donkeys singing, climbing up the golden stairs.
Then we hear them bells a-ringing, his sweet heart to declare. Oh, we hear them donkeys singing, climbing up the golden stairs.
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