There we were on the stairs Bat your eyes unaware Up three flights to the sky We could see miles and miles Ups and downs Ups and downs I'll never know what made it so exciting then In and around tobacco town You pull the strings, I dance I sing or anything Ups and downs Ups and downs Come outside, we can play Calico dress on a sunny day Tennis green, Ban-lon shirt Fifteen love, petulant flirt Ups and downs Ups and downs I'll never know what made it so exciting then In and around tobacco town You pull the strings, I dance I sing or anything Ups and downs Ups and downs Ups and downs Ups and downs Ups and downs