Chim Chim Cheree

Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-ee! A chimneysweep's lucky, as lucky can be Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shake hands with you Now that the ladder of life has been strung A chimneysweep's on the bottommost rung Though I spend my time in the ashes and smoke In this whole wide world, there's no happier bloke Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-ee! A chimneysweep's lucky, as lucky can be Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shake hands with you Now, in my profession, there's many a-time When I embark on a perilous climb Up where the smoke is all billowed and curled 'Twixt pavement and stars, is a chimneysweep world Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-ee! A chimneysweep's lucky, as lucky can be Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shake hands with you Gables and rooftops become Taj Mahals And, blimey, the chimneys aren't Greek-Chinese walls! The pillars of Hercules loom left and right The Sphinx, the Acropolis Woo, what a sight! Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey! Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-ee! A chimneysweep's lucky, as lucky can be Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim-in-ey Chim, chim, cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shake hands with you Or blow me a kiss And that's lucky, too! Chim, chim, cher-oo!