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Old Town Square
01:13
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Welcome to Old Town Square!
Hey welcome to the children everywhere!
We’re so glad you’re here!
There’s a jungle on your right now
And a spaceship on the left side
Whichever way you go,
We’re gonna have the best time!
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Suwannee Swamp Adventure
02:31
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It’s time to hang out in a hollow tree
It’s time to set sail through the swamp with me
It’s time to whistle all your cares away
It’s time for a ding-dong-delightful day!
Fireflies and frogs are your friends
Now ain’t that a heck of a thing?
Lumberjacks and logs, and river bends
Will keep you singing - will make you sing
Hey hey okay!
It’s a ding-dong-delightful day
Your troubles are far away today
There’s no need to hope, there’s no need to pray
Hey hey okay!
There ain’t nothing to do today
So we’re cruising down the creek on a ding-dong-delightful day!
It’s time for wet socks and waterfalls
It’s time for a bear wearing overalls
It’s time for a hootenanny hideaway
It’s time for a ding-dong-delightful day!
Well, no one really knows where this river ends
But I reckon we’re gonna find out
I gotta feeling your family and friends
Will soon be screamin’ - will scream and shout!
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Nautilus to Neptune
01:27
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How do you get to planet Neptune?
How do you get to planet Neptune?
Climb aboard my rocket ship
I call it the Nautilus
That’s how we’ll get to planet Neptune
Take a look outside the portholes
And be reminded that you’re mortal
Look at Earth getting so small
Do our lives matter at all?
That gloom you’re feeling now is normal
Hang on - next stop is planet Neptune!
We’ll explore the gift shops and the restrooms
Our lives are small and meaningless
Your mission: just do your best
That’s the lesson learned on planet Neptune
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Volcano Valley Rally
02:44
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As everybody knows, the center of the Earth is filled with dinosaurs
That’s where we’re gonna go, through the volcano straight to the planet core
Where there’s a hidden valley that my great-grandfather found
That’s where we’re gonna zip around
We’ll circle ‘round the neck and underneath the legs of the Brontosaurus
And through the settlements of primitive humans who look a lot like us
As we transition from a corkscrew to a double helix spin,
You might find yourself wondering
Is this the way that it’s supposed to be?
Just sky and trees, no concrete
Is this the way that we’re meant to exist?
Just dinosaurs and morning mist
See the Stegosaurus wander through the forest with her family
The people are all merry, living off the berries from their berry trees
No factories, no highways, just sea and sky and song
Might make you wonder: where did we go wrong?
Is this the way that it’s supposed to be?
No borderlines, just country
Is this the way that we’re meant to exist?
We had our shot, we might have missed
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Turtle Taproom
01:43
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Down in the heart of the jungle deep
There’s a swingin’ spot that’s run by beasts
It’s a real fun place for friends to meet
And put their paws up
Order a drink and it’s served by chimps
A buffalo brings you your wings
The zebras dance and the hippos sing
And turtles crawl all over everything!
Behind the bar is a jaguar
And a cobra’s pluckin’ at an old guitar
It’s a real hip space, and the coup de grace
Is the turtles that are crawling all over the place!
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Well I’m George Washington, your first president
You’ve seen me on the dollar and on the 25-cent
And if you’re wondering where ol’ George went, I cannot lie
I died, I died
I couldn’t live forever, I never even tried
If there’s just one thing that you learn from this ride
It’s that a lot of people lived, and a lot of people died
Well I’m Betsy Ross and I made this flag
To some people it’s sacred, to some it’s just a rag
I made it out of a potato bag and a stitch of pride
And then I died, that’s right I died
I couldn’t live forever, I never even tried
When you look at the flags that your forefathers flied
Remember that they lived, and remember that they died
Well my name is Abe LIncoln and in less than four score
You’ll probably be dead too, so you’d better just make sure
You’ve left something behind that the world can’t ignore, or at least tried
And then you’ll die, and then you’ll die
You’ll never live forever, you’d better never try
Just make sure until that day, you can hold your head high
Live and live and live and live and live and die
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The Princess Hatchery
02:01
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Beneath the palace, in a lagoon
A bright crystal egg will be hatching soon
The queen and the king and their underlings
Are counting the seconds
O beautiful princess, O sweet graceful swan
Welcome to the world, we’ve waited so long
And now you’ve arrived to save all our lives
Your destiny beckons
And we will follow you anywhere, anywhere
Just tell us where to be, and we’ll claw our way there
Anywhere, maiden fair, anywhere
On her 16th birthday, the stroke of midnight
The beautiful swan takes to the sky
Away she flies, leaving us behind
Weeping and cursing
“O pitiful people, don’t wait for me
I can’t be your princess and also be free
I’m off to new lands, please understand
I am my own person”
We would have followed you anywhere, anywhere
But putting that on you was never truly fair
Now you’re gone, mighty swan, now you’re gone
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Happy Horse Hoedown
02:05
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We are the happy horses, we’re bouncing up and down
Climb on our golden backs, we can lift your feet right off the ground
Life is an endless circle, filled with discontent
That feeling’s universal, that feeling’s permanent
But today, just for a few seconds
We can fly through the sky, so high above the wreckage
Today, right now, just for a while
There’s no reason in the world to deny yourself a smile
So, smile
We are the happy horses, we live in Horsey Hall
We promise we won’t judge you - we love you, god we love you all
This world’s a mile a minute, we know it can’t be helped
No matter how your spin it, you spend most days destroying yourself
But today’s not one of those days
Today we can laugh and spin like in the old days
Today, we give your permission
To fly through the sky and remind yourself of what’s missing
What’s missing
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Je m’appelle Hercule Parrot, and I’m afraid I must regret
To inform you that there’s been a great crime
The key to Whimsyland has been stolen from the hand
Of the man entrusted to it - Sacre bleu, that hand was mine!
It’s a mystery on rails
Are you up to the task?
You must ensure justice prevails
Is that so much to ask?
Now as we ride on this train, I beg you - use your little brains
And I’ll use mine, which is humongous
Search for clues, search for hints - mon ami, search for anything
For I suspect that the culprit is among us
Whodunnit, how and why and when?
These are the questions you must ask
You must also answer them
It’s not enough just to ask
Now if you’ll gather in the dining car
I will deliver my denouement
Who’s the guilty party? I can tell you who
Who has the key? All of you!
The key’s inside all of our hearts
Every girl and boy under the sun
It doesn’t matter who you are
Whimsyland belongs to everyone!
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When the hills loom high in the Transylvania sky
And the blood in your veins turns to ice
And the night gaunts wail over rickety rails
And the light from the moon will not suffice
Will you venture underground, where there’s treasure to be found
Deep beneath this blood-caked earth
Are you bold? Are you brave? Will you ramble through this cave?
Even knowing that you face an ancient curse
Or worse…
Watch out - there’s bats everywhere!
They’ll eat your neck and pull your hair
A thousand poltergeist stand in shadows and stare, biding their time
Here in Frankenstein’s Silver Mine
Well have you met Frank? He’s the fella you should thank
For staking out this fertile shaft
How those peasants toiled, bringing pickaxes to soil
As the ghost and ghasts and ghouls and goblins laughed
Now it’s finally your time to descend into the mine
Please keep your arms and heads inside the cart
And all those skeletons you see are your new family
They’re just trying to win your heart
And other parts…
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Everything’s okay in Oatmeal Cookie Land
We smile every day in Oatmeal Cookie Land
Everyone’s your friend, and has a hand to lend
The fun never ends in Oatmeal Cookie Land
We’ve stockpiled guns and bombs in Oatmeal Cookie Land
So please remain calm in Oatmeal Cookie Land
You won’t come to any harm, never mind those strange alarms
It’s all part of the charm of Oatmeal Cookie Land
There hasn’t been a threat that we couldn’t weather yet
The sun never sets on Oatmeal Cookie Land
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We’re living in the future now
My son’s got robots in his heart
My father worked on a farm
Now I’ve got a city in my car
My stove is from the moon
My dog went to college with my son
American engineers
Built industry for everyone
Have a look at the calendar, my dear
You’ll see that today is tomorrow and tomorrow is next year
The future is here
The future is here!
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The Bunny's House
01:07
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Welcome to The Bunny’s House
We’re sorry but The Bunny’s out
Please feel free to look around
While The Bunny’s out of town
He forgot to lock his door
So we can take this little tour
His kitchen’s full of funny stuff
His living room is nice enough
When The Bunny wants to call a friend,
The telephone is in the den
The fridge is filled with carrot juice
You can’t deny that’s pretty cute
If you want to see more,
The Bunny’s Girlfriend’s house is right next door
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Hey hey fireworks!
All those colors in the sky
The perfect way to end the night
All your friends are here to say goodbye
We hope you had an awesome time
Thanks for such a great day
But now the fireworks are fading, it’s gettin’ pretty late
We hope the memories you’ve made
Can get you through another year without succumbing to the fear and hate
Meanwhile we’ll wait
And when you’re ready to come back, we’ll be here
Even if it takes a while, we’ll still be here
See ya real soon
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