Samuel E. Wright — You Got to Be You

[Sebastian] When I was but a schoolboy, I dreamed I would grow tall And man, it made me crabby that a crab could be so small With this I tell my teacher, she say, "But don't you see? Each and every creature is exactly how they should be She said we all are special from jellyfish to king We all do different thing, and with that she start to sing (with chorus) You got to be you, I got to be me It's simple but true What else could you do? Who else could you be? You got your own style, now let it come through And remember no matter what you got to be you! [Crabettes] Skatefish got to skate; stingray got to sting Catfish got to purr, and Sebastian got to sing (Sebastian: You betcha, buddy!) Seahorse have to ride; Flounder got to play [Sebastian] And whale, he got to make the trouble all the livelong day! (spoken: Ariel, are you listening to what I'm singing? Pay attention now!) [Crabettes] Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi! [Sebastian] So why should you be gloomy that you're too big or small? The sea is very roomy, and there's plenty room for us all You heard my little story, now let it be your guide Just treat yourself with pride, you'll be more than satisfied You got to be you, I got to be me I'll try to be clearer, look in the mirror What do you see? You see what I mean, now let us review Let's see now... some may be tiny, some got the claws Gills may be shiny, sharks got the jaws Down in the briny, those are the laws [Crabettes] And that is why we sing! (brief pause) [Sebastian] (with chorus) You got to be you, I got to be me It's simple but true What else could you do? Who else could you be? You got your own style, now let it come through You got your own voice (You got your own voice) You got to rejoice (You got to rejoice) You got to be you No, don't be so blue!