Climbing Up To Heaven On A Moonbeam - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Climbing Up to Heaven on a Moonbeam Copyright, 1896, by T. B. Harms & Co. Words and Music by James Thornton. 
There was once a little coon, just the color of maroon, And he climbed up to Heaven on a moonbeam; He got up as far as Mars, then got lost among the stars, As he climbed up to Heaven on a moonbeam. He grabbed on to a cloud that was sailing through the air; He looked up at the moon, saying, "There's watermelon there; I hope the man inside won't forget to keep my share. While I climb up to Heaven on a moonbeam." 
Chorus. Come along, darkies, bring along your tambourines, Throw away your dice in the golden stream; Dice won't look nice for to carry into Paradise, Climbing up to Heaven on a moonbeam. 
When be reached the" milky way," to old Peter he did say, "I have climbed up to Heaven on a moonbeam." But old Peter said, ' I fear, there're no nigger angels here; You can climb back again upon a moonbeam." The poor little coon never thought of that before; He saw some nigger angels shooting "crap" upon the floor. When Peter fell asleep He got in through a side door; So he climbed up to Heaven on a moonbeam.- Chorus.