It's a major magic mantel That you stand beneath to brace And it's more than just a marble shelf Above the fireplace It's a mainstay of a mantle That you two are balancing If you don't maintain this mantel You dismantle everything For it's propping up the chimney Which is holding up the walls Which are making up the rooms The nooks, the closets, and the halls Which are shoring up the flooring Which is bearing up the stairs If you don't keep up the mantel Then prepare to make repairs Keep it up, keep it up Keep it up and don't be lazy There's a weighty fate upon your little shoulders Keep it up, don't let up Lose your marble and go nutty crazy You are the designated mantel holders The mantelpiece supports the house The house supports the sky The sky supports the galaxy So on and by and by When this mutual supporting meets The no returning point Time and space are intersected Where infinity's detected To be endlessly connected To the cosmos by a universal joint So support your local mantel Friends, it all depends on you If you don't there is no telling What the universe will do We're so gratified the two of you Have risen to the task Which may take a while Eternity How long is that? Don't ask Keep it up Keep it up Don't let it down