5 5  5  6    6    5     5    6    6   5   5   6   6  -4
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau

 5    5  6  6   5   -4     5   5   -4    4   3
Some belong to strangers, some to folks you know

5 5    6     6   5    5     6    6   5  5   6   6   -4
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand

5 5  6    6   5   -4      5    5 -4 4   3
Beautify the foothills, shake the many hands

9 -10  -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10  9
nothing on the top  but a bucket and a mop

 9  9 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10
And an  illustrated   book about birds

 9  9  9 -10  -10  10’  10   10   9
See a lot up there but don't be scared

 9  -10   -10 -10 10’ 10  10   9
Who needs action when you got words

 5  5     5    5   5   6    5   5   6
Finished with the mop then you can stop

 6   5   5   6     6     -4
And look at what you've done

 5  5       6    6   5   5  5   -4
Plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen

-3  -3”  5   -4  4   3
And the work it was fun

9 -10  -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10 10 10 10  9
nothing on the top  but a bucket and a mop

 9  9 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 10
And an  illustrated   book about birds

 9  9  9 -10  -10  10’  10   10   9
See a lot up there but don't be scared

 9  -10  -10 -10 -10  10  10   9
Who needs action when you got words

5 5  5  6    6 5  5   6   6  5    5   5   6    6 -4
Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau

 5    6  6   6    5  -4     5    5  -4 4 3
Some say it was Greenland, some say Mexico

 5 5    5 6 6  5   5   6  6    6  5   5   6     6    -4
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood

 5     5    6   6    5  -4   -3” -3”   5    5  -4  4     3
Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could

 7    8 -8   7   8 -8 7

Ooh,  ooooh ooh  oooooh…………