Step by Step

Step by step
 All the happy Saints go marching in
 And if a Saint step out of line
 He'll have to start again
 'Cause Jacob's golden ladder
 Gets slippery at the top
 And many a happy-go-lucky Saint
 Has made that long, long drop
 If I'm late, don't wait
 Go on without me
 I may tarry awhile
 'Cause I mean to know before I go
 How come the Devil smiles
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 If I'm late, don't wait
 Go on without me
 I may tarry awhile
 'Cause I mean to know before I go
 How come the Devil smiles
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 Free from care, free from fear
 The Saints are trooping in
 Children play all around the throne
 Innocent of sin
 A trillion voices sing the name
 The mortals may not know
 And Heaven's wall's too high to hear
 The trouble down below
 If I'm late, don't wait
 Go on without me
 I may tarry awhile
 'Cause I mean to know before I go
 How come the Devil smiles
 I mean to know before I go
 How come the Devil smiles
 'Cause I mean to know before I go
 How come the Devil smiles
 'Cause I...