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