There's a railing by the steps which you often ignore As you guide your little body from floor to floor And you hear my music and you ask for more Dancing like a spirit through the open door There's a feeling to the keys smiling white and black That you play from the bench with a special knack And you won't play long but you'll soon be back Sounding out the rhythm of your heart With practice you will fly with ease like a bird There are songs and poems to be heard You are not the kind to sit and rest You will soar beyond your happy nest There's a beater for the drum that the natives made
As they dreamed of the rhythm And the hand that would play When you hold that stick and the beat is laid We are filled with the music that will never fade We are filled with the music that will never fade You will fly with ease like a bird There are songs and poems to be heard You are not the kind to sit and rest You will soar beyond... There's a railing by the steps which you often ignore As you guide your little body from floor to floor And you hear my music and you ask for more Dancing like a spirit through the open door Dancing like a spirit through the open door