Hush now child And don't you cry Your folks might understand you By and by Just move on up Towards your destination Though you might find From time to time Some complication Bite your lip And take a trip There may be That road ahead And you cannot slip Just move on up Be so fine Into the steeple Of beautiful people There's only one kind So move on up And keep on wishing Remember your dream It's your only scheme So keep on pushing Take nothing less Than the second best You're not afraid of Rumours people say So you can pass the test Just move on up To a greater gain It's just the rule of fate If you put your mind to it You can surely do it Move on up Move on up Move on up Move on up Move on up All the time Just move on up