Pick Yourself Up Songtext
von Fred Astaire

(From "Swing Time")

FRED:
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.

GINGER:
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.

FRED:
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.

(Dialogue)

FRED:
Pick yourself up; dust yourself off;
Start all over again.