If you counted all the stairs in the whole wide world

How many would there be

I bet there are a million

But I can only count to three

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And if you count them going up

Do you count them going down

Stairs can go both ways you know

Between the roof and ground

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Some stairs go in circles

And others go up straight

Some stairs go all by themselves

But if they stop, you’ll have to wait

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And who decided that each step was not quite high enough

And that they had to build another one

I bet their job was tough

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Some stairs go to rooftops

Some stairs go to floors

Some stairs go to balconies

And some to attic doors

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But of all the stairs, the very best

Are no great mystery

The very best stairs in the whole wide world

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