Many a hand have scaled the grand old face of the plateau Some belong to strangers and some to folks you know Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand To beautify the foothills, shake the many hands Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds See a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words Finished with the mop then you can stop and look at what you've done Plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen and the work, it was fun Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds See a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau Some say it was Greenland some say Mexico Others decided it was only exactly where they stood Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could