“Gonna Build a Mountain (live)”

I’m gonna build a mountain… from a little hill
I’m gonna build a mountain, least I hope I will

Davy: Where’s the note?

I’m gonna build a mountain, I’m gonna build it high
I don’t know how I’m gonna do it, only know I’m gonna try

I’m gonna build a daydream… from a little hope
I’m gonna push the daydream up that mountain slope
I’m gonna build a daydream, whoa, I’m gonna see it through
Gonna build a mountain and a daydream, gonna make ’em both come true

I’m gonna build a heaven as a world someday
And the Lord sends Gabriel to take me away
I want a fine young son to take my place
I’ll leave my son in my heaven on earth with the good Lord’s grace

I’m gonna build a mountain from a little hill
I’m gonna build a mountain, least I hope I will
I’m gonna build a mountain, whoa, I’m gonna build it high
I don’t know how I’m gonna do it, only know I’m gonna try

I’m gonna build a daydream from a little hope
I’m gonna push the daydream up the mountain slope
I’m gonna build a daydream, yeah, gonna see it through
Gonna build a mountain and a daydream, gonna make ’em both come true

I’m gonna build a heaven and a world someday
And the Lord sends Gabriel to take me away
I want a fine young son to take my place
I’ll leave my son in my heaven on earth with the good Lord’s grace
I want a fine young son, whoa-oh, to take my place
I’ll leave my son in my heaven on earth with the good Lord’s grace, yeah-ah-ah-ah

Davy: Woo!
Mike: Before we—He-hello. Hi. Da-da da-da. Before we move along in the show, wait a minute, because I wanna tell you something, so you gotta be quiet for a minute. Ooh. There are a lot of things that have been going around that you may have heard, and we want to make sure that we clear up any things that you might have heard that may have upset you or maybe made you glad, we don’t know. Wait a minute. We want you to hear this from us. Regardless of what rumors or what you may have heard, The Monkees, us four, will be on the air this September on NBC. Thank you very much. [???] And thank you for making it possible. Boy, you oughta see what we’re gonna do next. Are you ready? Are you ready? What? Alright! And now, here he is, the hardest workin’ man in show business. The man that brought you such hits as “The First Train To Potsville”, “I’m a Deceiver”. Screen Gems and Columbia Pictures Corporation is proud to present, for your entertainment pleasure, none other than His Royal Majesty, Micky “James Brown” Dolenz! One, two, three, four!


  1. The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the ’60s TV Pop Sensation (2005), Andrew Sandoval, p. 290.