How Lucky You Are
by Stephen Flahertyon Seussical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)[Cat in the Hat]
When the news is all bad
When you're sour and blue
When you start to get mad
You should do what I do
[The CAT mischievously lets the WHOS fall a few more feet]
[Whos]
Aaah!
[Cat in the Hat]
Tell yourself
How lucky you are
When your life's going wrong
When the fates are unkind
When you're limping along
And get kicked from behind
Tell yourself how lucky you are
[THE CAT lets the WHOS fall a little more]
[Whos]
Aaah!
[Cat in the Hat]
Why decry a cloudy sky
An empty purse
A crazy universe?
My philosophy is simply
Things could be worse!
[The CAT sniffs the clover sneezes allergically - all over THE WHOS]
AH ... AH. AH-CHOO!
[The WHOS react in disgust at being sneezed on]
[Whos]
EWWW!
[Cat in the Hat]
So be happy you're here
Think of life as a thrill
And if worse comes to worse
And we all know it will
Thank your lucky star
You've gotten this far
And tell yourself how lucky you are
How lucky, how lucky, how lucky, how lucky, how lucky, how lucky you are!
[THE CAT, WHOS and JOJO are gone, and HORTON stands alone]
[Horton]
That bird let that clover drop somewhere inside
Of a great patch of clovers, one hundred miles wide!
I'll find it, I'll find it! I'll find it or bust!
I'll find my friends on their small speck of dust
Yes, clover by clover by clover with care
I'll listen and I'll call, are you there?
Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?
[HORTON begins his search for the WHOS clover by clover. He picks one up, carefully puts it to his ear, listens for a beat, then tosses it over his shoulder. He repeats this, carefully listening and then tossing. GERTRUDE MCFUZZ enters. Her tail is now magnificent! She sings to HORTON, but he takes no notice because he is searching for the speck of dust]