WAKKO'S WISH lyrics
Never Give Up Hope part 1
Music by Julie Bernstein.
Lyrics by Tom Ruegger, Kevin Hopps and Nick DuBois.
Yakko: Some folks say that life is cruel Wakko: At the orphanage they fed us inedible gruel Dot : We slept on beds with springs that hurt Yakko: The faucets had hot and cold running dirt Wakko: The windows were broken; the roof was leaky Dot : The walls were cracked; the floors were creaky Yakko: They shut down the orphanage and now we know YW+D : (sigh) Those were the days, we miss it so Dot : (spoken) And ever since then, (sung, basso profundo) I've been feeling low... (cough) Yakko : Another sub-zero morning Dot : And still there's nothing to eat Yakko : My feet couldn't get much colder Dot : Our breath is our main source of heat Yakko : We're so far below the poverty line We're off the graph Wakko : But don't fret, sibs 'Cause things'll get better in time Then you're gonna laugh Dot : Hah! Rita : Poverty and hunger abound here Runt : Yeah, it looks like a city dump Dot : There's only one job to be found here Yakko : The town needs a new speed bump DrSns : Acme Falls was a paradise Nurse : Happiest place on earth Cast : But the tax collector's avarice Took us for all we're worth Plotz : My coffers are overflowing BB+C : All of our shelves are bare Plotz : My profit margin is growing BB+C : We're broke; it seems so unfair Cast : Life's so lousy; we can no longer cope Wakko : Ya gotta cheer up, and never ever give up hope! Yakko : All of the shops are closin' Dot : Things couldn't get much worse Skippy: Even my nuts are frozen Slappy: Be careful with that last verse DrSns : Hey, step up und try our elixir It's good for what hurts Nurse : Whatever ails you, it can fix 'er DrSns : And it's great on desserts! Brain : Drat, the temperature's falling Pinky : I love when the weather is cool Brain : A new ice age is calling Pinky : Look; I can freeze my drool Brain : I have hopes and dreams of ruling the earth But here I sit Watching Pinky make ice sculptures Pinky : Out of spit! Narf! Slappy: This old tree is finished Skippy: Our acorn supply's gone too Slappy: So for dinner we're having creamed spinach Skippy: All I can say is spew! Y+D : As a town, we're so down, so we mope Wakko : Ya gotta cheer up, and never give up hope Cast : We can't cope Wakko : Ya gotta cheer up and never give up hope Cast : Are you a dope? Wakko : Nope! Cast+W: Just cheer up and never ever give up hope hope hope hope hope! Yeah! ---Train Bringing Wakko
Yakko : Oh, the train bring Wakko is a-rolling down the track Dot : I'm sure that is the train my brother's on Cast : Wakko went to see the world and now he's coming back Dot : I've missed him every day that he's been gone Minerva: He went to seek his fortune, and now he's returned Rita : Bringing back the treasures of everything he's learned Dot : Oh, the train with my brother is a-coming closer Cast : Bearing Wakko Down the track-o Back home! Choo-choo-choo-choo choo! ---I've Got a Ha'penny part 1
Wakko : I've got a ha'penny today Yakko+Dot: He's got a ha'penny, hooray! DrSns : How did you dooz it? Wakko : All work and no play Dot : He chopped wood Yakko : He chopped suey Wakko : I pitched horseshoes and hay Yakko : He milks jokes and cows for his fee Wakko : It was more than I thought it would be Cast : An entire full year's salary Wakko : And now I've got a ha'penny Cast : He's got a ha'penny today He's got a ha'penny, hooray Yakko+Dot: All those days of hard work, and here's your reward Wakko : Now there's nothing in this world that I can't afford Dot : You can buy any toys you pick Yakko : And eat candy until you're sick Tristesse: Plus a gourmet meal for monsieur Yakko+Dot: And still you'd never be poor Cast : Because he's got a ha'penny today He's got a ha'penny, hooray Wakko : Our watertower shanty we can finally repair I can even buy my brother some new underwear It's like I won the lottery Cast : Because he's got a ha'penny Wakko : I'll buy burgers at the butcher's And blintzes at the baker's Groceries at the grocer's Season tickets for the Lakers DrSns : You can buy my new elixir Nurse : You can buy it by the bucket Dot : There's just one little problem Yakko : It's lousy; you should chuck it Wakko : It's so hard to believe it really happened to me I'm going shopping with my ha'penny Cast : He's going shopping with his ha'penny Ralph : (dialogue) Dah, newses from the village to report, sir. Plotz : What is it? Ralph : Daaah, it seems that one of the townfolks is happy. Plotz : What do you mean?? Ralph : Wakkos Warners has come into the possession...of a ha'penny. Plotz : Ka-ching! Cast : He's got a ha'penny today He's got a ha'penny, hooray With it he could buy himself a tropical cruise Wakko : But first there's one important thing that I have to choose My sister has been ailing quite a lot Yakko : We don't exactly know what she has got Cast : You plan to spend your ha'penny on what? Wakko : An operation to save my sister, Dot Cast : To cure whatever problem she's got An operation to save his sister, Dot Wakko : It's a present to her from me All because I've got a ha'penny Cast : Because he's got a ha'penny In the village that's called Acme He's going shopping So let's get hopping He's going shopping with his ha'penny! ---So Much for Wakko's Ha'penny
Rita : So much for Wakko's ha'penny Now Acme Falls is back in misery Slappy: Should I, or do you wanna carve? Skippy: Frankly, I'd just as soon starve DrSns : I'm starting to feel ze stress Cast : Acme Falls is ha'pennyless ---Twinkle, Twinkle
Wakko: Twinkle, twinkle, wishing star How I wonder where you are Out in space so bright and clear Can you see me way down here? (spoken) Hmm...I wonder... Let me pick the star that's right And pick the wishing star tonight Like finding a needle in a haystack Eenie, meenie, minie, Moe and Jack Wishing star, please hear my plea Grant one wish, one wish for me. ---Never Give Up Hope part 2
Pip : You gotta cheer up and never give up hope Wakko: I won't mope Pip : Just cheer up P+W : And never ever give up hope hope hope hope hope! Yeah! ---The Wishing Star
YW+D : We're leaving Acme Falls to find the wishing star We're heading off to seek our dream come true It's waiting right out there The answer to our prayer Wakko: A wish for free Y+D : Hey, you might be A multi-millionaire YW+D : That's why we're off to seek our destiny together Yakko: It's one for all Wakko: And all for one Dot : Times three YW+D : Who cares about the stuff we lack We're on our way and we won't be back Wakko: Until we find that star Dot : Gee, it looks kinda far Yakko: Too bad we don't have a car YW+D : Oh, what the hay; we're on our way To find the wishing star. YW+D : We're leaving Acme Falls to find the wishing star And when we do, our troubles are gonna be through It's just around the bend It's where the mountains end We're packin' our load We're hittin' the road Let's sing it together again, hey hey We wanna be the first to touch the wishing star We're northward bound; we're leaving town today Yakko: We're taking a stand Wakko: We're making a vow Dot : This is the place YW+D : The moment is now For Yakko, Wakko and Dot We're givin' it all we got Dot : We're comin', so ready or not YW+D : Today's the day; we're on our way To find the wishing star!Gotta Get to the Wishing Star part 1
DrSns : Hey, what's up? What's all the noise? Cmaker : The Warner girl and the Warner boys Tristesse: They're gathered 'round in the village square Cmaker : They say there's something way out there Minerva : Something weird and something strange DoverBoys: Beyond the farthest mountain range DrSns : What are you saying? Nurse : What do you mean? Cast : It's something no one's ever seen Rita : What's the story? Runt : What's the fuss? Yakko : We're about to leave, and that's because Dot : We're on our way to the wishing star DrSns : The wishing star? Nurse : The wishing star? Brain : What is that? Pinky : Haven't you heard? Brain : There's no such thing; it's too absurd Slappy : What's the story? Skippy : What's the dish? Wakko : Touch the star and you get one wish DrSns : You get one wish if you touch the star? Slappy : Where's it at? Skippy : Is it way out far? Dot : It could well be, but we just don't know Yakko : We'll soon find out 'cause we're going to go YW+D : To the wishing star Cast : To the wishing star YW+D : It's something weird and it's so bizarre It fell to earth from way up far Cast : They're on their way to the wishing star YW+D : The wishing star Oh, yes we are On our way, so we'll say bonsoir Ciao, you guys, and au revoir Now we're off to the wishing star Cast : Yes, it's true; the Warners are On their way to the wishing star DrSns : Zey'll be rich as a king or czar Cast : When they get their wish from the wishing star Wakko : I looked up in the sky last night And all the stars were shining bright I wished I may and I wished I might Just have the wish I wished last night Cast : He looked up in the sky so bright And he saw the stars up in the night And he wished he may and he wished he might Have the wish that he wished last night Wakko : Then right there before my eyes I saw a light up in the skies The wishing star lit up the night And then exploded really bright It fell to earth and it came on down In a great big piece that hit the ground And then some fairy said to me Whoever gets there first, you see Just touch the star; that's all you do And then you get your wish come true Cast : Touch the star; that's all you do And then you get your wish come true DrSns : Wait now Let me get zis schtraight now You mean whoever gets there first Can have a wish all to himself? Rita : We have to go now Because we know now That if I'm the first to touch the star That wish belongs to me Sl+Sk : We got to run now Before they're done now So we can get a big head start And beat the others to the punch Ralph : I can't be slow now DoverBoys: We've got to go now Minerva : And I have got to get there first because Cast : That wish belongs to me! DrSns : Belongs to me! Slappy : Belongs to me! Nurse : Belongs to me! Skippy : Belongs to me! Rita : Belongs to me! Runt : Me! YW+D : Me! Boo : Buckaw! Plotz : It all belongs to me! Let's roll! Ralph : Duuhhh...hyah! DrSns : We're on our vay to the wishing star It could be here or it could be far YW+D : But we're gonna get there first you see The one who gets there first will be In a super wagon wrapped and bowed Then on the snow it's gonna blow It has a sail; it's like a sleigh Look out, world; we're on our way DrSns : Pharfignewton, come on, scurry Nurse : Time to go; we've got to hurry Pinky : Farewell to my lifelong mate Brain : Pinky needs a mousie date Cast : On the road, can't stop us now Through the town the oxen plow Plotz : Clear the way, you stupid mime Cast : He gets trampled all the time YW+D : It's over hill and over dale Sailing down the snowy trail Slappy : Through the trees is plenty quick Skippy : We can go by pogo stick Brain : Pinky, are you pondering Exactly what I'm pondering? Pinky : I think so, Brain, but just how will We get the weasel to hold still? Brain : No; that wish is all we need Our plan could finally succeed! YW+D : Onward through the snow and drifts Onward toward the mountain cliffs Plotz : The one who finds that wishing star Will soon be eating caviar DrSns : Und that, my friend, is going to be No one else except for me Rita : 'Cause this is definitely going to be Our golden opportunity DoverBoys: We're going to get that wish, you see Mva+Bu+Cm: The star belongs to me! DoverBoys: No, no; the star belongs to me! Mva+Bu+Cm: No, no; the star belongs to me! DrSns+Nur: To me! Sl+Sk : To me! Rita+Runt: To me! Cast : To me! YW+D : I've gotta get to the wishing star! DrSns+Nur: I've gotta get to the wishing star! Rita+Runt: I hope it's near and not too far Cast : Gotta be first to the wishing star Pinky : Here we are My love and all the rest Have gone to find the wishing star We've been left behind Brain : You'll find that they won't get too far For we will get there first Pinky : (spoken) Oh well, that's different then, isn't it? Troz! Cast : I've gotta get to the wishing star We're doing really good so far Plotz : Out of my way, whoever you are! Cast : I'm gonna get to the wishing star! DrSns : Wishing! Nurse : Wishing! Rita : Wishing! Runt : Wishing! Slappy : Wishing! Skippy : Wishing! Min+Bu+Cm: Wishing! DoverBoys: Wishing! Pinky : Wishing! Brain : Wishing! Plotz : Wishing! Ralph : Wishing! Dot : Wishing! Wakko : Wishing! Yakko : Wishing! YW+D : The wishing... Cast : The wishing... Staaaaar!! Dot : (spoken) Maybe we should have kept this our little secret. Cast : (sung) The wishing star! ---A Wind-Blown Wagon Sled
Y+W : Sailing through the slush In a wind-blown wagon sled Down the road we mush Dot is still in bed Dot : I'm getting really bored I've read this magazine If we don't get there soon I think I'm gonna scream! YW+D: Oh, wishing star, from afar Dot is getting worse Be a sport and grant our wish Or we'll sing another verse ---Aul' Acme
Slappy: We take the high road And they take the low road And we'll reach the wishing star before them Skippy: But sad is me heart until we meet again By the bonny bonny falls of aul' Acme. ---The Wishing Star reprise
Salazar: They're on their way to go and touch the wishing star Those kids are gonna be rich, but what about me? Plotz : (spoken) I don't know... Salazar: (sung) You'd better bet I'll be getting there first And if I don't your life will be cursed! So wish that the wish will wind up belonging to me Ralph : (spoken) I wish. Salazar: (sung) I want it so much! I gotta go touch that wishing star Plotz : (spoken) Okay, okay! Salazar: (sung) They're getting ahead; they'll get it instead of me Ralph : Dahhhh... Salazar: You've gotta be quick; you've gotta be fast You've gotta beat out the rest of the cast To get to that star and capture that wish for me Dot : We're on our way today to find the wishing star Yakko: Got to get there first We're on our way to have a dream come true Wakko: Got to find it It's there Y+W : Though we're needy Somewhere We're not greedy That wish, you see Wakko : Belongs to we Yakko : So out of our way, 'cause we gotta be Dot : The first in line to try and go find The wishing star Y+W : It's over the mountains It's one for all and the hills YW+D : And all for one, times three SP+R : We're taking a stand We're making a vow This is the place The moment is now P+R : This is our golden opportunity SP+R : The wishing star belongs to three! Salazar: Me, myself, and I. ---The Wishing Star part 2
BP+S: We're taking a stand We're making a vow This is the place The moment is now This is our golden opportunity The wishing star belongs to three! Us, ourselves, and we.If I Could Have My Wish Then I'd Be Happy
Yakko : Did you ever wish that you could have A wish that would come true? I wonder what my wish would be Which I would want to wish, you see Which wish would be the wish for me Gee whiz, I wish I knew Dot : I'd wish that we were happy And be glad for what we've got (cough) Wakko : I'd wish an operation For our little sister Dot Yakko : And I'd wish we could make this journey When the weather's hot YW+D : If you could reach that wishing star And it was yours to take What is it you'd want the most And what wish would you make? Brain : (spoken) Ye-es, Pinky. (sung) If I could rule the world then I'd be happy Pinky : With Pharfignewton I'd be happy too Plotz : If I could be the king That would surely be the thing That would make me really happy Yes, it's true Rita : If I could have a home then I'd be happy Runt : And if you were happy I'd be happy too, definitely Rita : It's just a little task And it isn't much to ask If we could have our wish Runt : And a little doggie dish Rita : Then we'd be happy Ralph : (spoken) Er, ah, I know...if I were a policeman, I'd be happy. Plotz : You ARE a policeman, Ralph. Ralph : Oh...never mind. Nurse : I would wish that every single person Would appreciate me only for my mind. Because I've got a mean IQ Of one hundred ninety-two They want me for my looks But never for my books So love me for my brain Y+W : (spoken) Helloooo, brain! Brain : I am not amused. Nurse : (sung) Then I'll be happy! Ralph : (spoken) If I could have my wish, I'd be a constable. Plotz : Ralph, you ARE a constable! Ralph : Oh, sorry. DrSns : This stupid dumb elixir I would wish that I could fix 'er 'Cause I've always been a failure und a flop BP+S : We've been insulted and neglected And we've never been respected And we wish the wishing star would make it stop! Ralph : (spoken) I know...if I could be the sheriff I'd be happy. Plotz : Ralph, for crying out loud, you ARE the sheriff! You're the constable; you're a policeman; you're all of those things. Ralph : Uh, gee, I don't think I'm gettin' the hang of this song. Slappy : I've got bunions and arthritis And lumbago and bursitis I need glasses and my kidney's got a stone I'd wish retirement, you see In a giant acorn tree With everybody leaving me alone Skippy : I adore my auntie Slappy But it'd really make me happy If I had some friends with little kids like me 'Cause she's impatient and she's crabby And she's always really gabby If I had some friends my age Mindy : (spoken) Squirrely-wirrelies! Skippy : (sung) Then I'd be happy Mindy : (spoken) Wheeeeeeeee! Buttons: Arrrrrrooo! Mindy : Silly puppy. Buttons: (whimper) Mindy : Okay, I love you! Bye-bye! Cast : If we could have our wish then we'd be happy Brain : I want the world Rita : I want a home BP+S : We want respect Ralph : Hey, I've got it now, I do If my wish was coming true What I'd really like to do... Plotz : Yes? Ralph : ...is direct! YW+D : If you wish on a wishing star Yakko : You'll get your wish you see And then for sure you're gonna be YW+D : Happy Cast : Happy Happy Happy When I get my wish then I'll be happy! Salazar: And when I get my wish they'll all be gone. ---The Wishing Star part 3
YW+D : Well, we're taking a stand We're making a vow This is the place The moment is now This is our golden opportunity The wishing star belongs to three! Salazar: Me, myself, and I. Yakko : (spoken) Ehhh, this isn't the wish I had in mind. ---Gotta Get to the Wishing Star part 2
Cast : He's gonna get to the wishing star Salazar: Stop him 'fore he gets too far! Wakko : Help me, spirit, wherever you are Cast : He's up there to the wishing star Rita : Wishing! Runt : Wishing! Pinky : Wishing! Brain : Wishing! Slappy : Wishing! Skippy : Wishing! Plotz : Wishing! Ralph : Wishing! Bobby : Wishing! Pesto : Wishing! Squit : Wishing! Minerva: Wishing! Cast : Wishing! The wishing... The wishing... Staaaar!! Dot : (spoken) I'm feeling better now! Cast : (sung) The wishing star! ---I've Got a Ha'penny part 2
Cast: He's got two ha'pennies today He's got two ha'pennies, hooray No more worries or cares, while it may sound cliché It's the answer to our prayers and no more taxes to pay Now it's back to the town of Acme To go shopping with his whole penny!Never Give Up Hope reprise
Cast : The good old days were a bummer Our town was a total dive But now every day's like summer It feels great to be alive To state our message with greater clarity We now spin the Wheel of Morality (spoken) Wheel of Morality, turn turn turn Tell us the lesson that we should learn Yakko: And the moral of our story is... Cast : (sung) When you're blue, buy a clue; try not to mope Ya gotta cheer up, and never give up hope Don't be a dope You gotta cheer up and never give up hope Try to cope Just cheer up and never ever give up hope hope hope hope hope!Transcribed by Jay Maynard and Ron O'Dell