BIRD GIRLS
Then carefully, tenderly,
Gently he crept
Up the trunk to the nest
Where the little egg slept.
Then Horton the elephant smiled:
HORTON
Now that's that.
BIRD GIRLS
And he sat and he sat
And he sat and he sat.
He sat all that day
And he kept the egg warm...
And he sat all that night
Through a terrible storm...
(The CAT enters and gleefully squirts HORTON with a water pistol)
BIRD GIRLS
Ooh... Ahh!
HORTON
I can't leave this nest.
No, I meant what I said.
This egg might get frozen
But the Whos might be dead!
I couldn't say no
When I heard Mayzie beg
Now I'm caught between a dust speck
And an incubating egg!
(Suddenly, HUNTERS surround HORTON)
Help! Someone help! Hunters! Help!
(There is chaos in the jungle. GERTRUDE tries to fly to HORTON'S aid,
but can't because of her heavy tail. She wrestles with it)
GERTRUDE
Horton! ... Horton!
(Musical intro as THE CAT IN THE CAT enters and freezes the terrifying tableau.
Instead of singing, THE CAT tips the song to HORTON, who unfreezes.
His attitude changes immediately from terror-stricken to blithe.)
HORTON
When your life's going wrong
And you're wondering why
GERTRUDE
When your tail is so long
You're unable to fly!
CAT & HORTON & GERTRUDE
Tell yourself how lucky you are.
(Lights come up on the MAYOR, MRS.
MAYOR, CITIZENS OF WHO and GENERAL GENGHIS KHAN SCHMITZ with JOJO.
All are bandaged, battered and on crutches, but despite this, cheerfully showbiz)
Why rehash a nasty crash.
Why call a hearse
Or curse the universe!
My philosophy is simply:
Things could be worse!
(SFX: Thunder!)
ALL (EXCEPT WHOS) WHOS
So be happy you're here. Who...
Think of life as a thrill! Who...
And if worse comes to worse, Who...
As we all know it will,
Thank your lucky star
You've gotten this far...
GROUP 1 WHOS
Tell yourself
How lucky you are... How lucky! How lucky!
how lucky you...
How lucky you are... How lucky! How lucky!
how lucky you...
How lucky you are... How lucky! How lucky!
how lucky! How lucky!
how lucky!
How lucky you are! How lucky you are!
Tell yourself
How lucky you are... How lucky! How lucky!
how lucky you...
How lucky you are... How lucky! How lucky!
how lucky you...
How lucky you are!

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