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 things
And with that she start to sing
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
Skatefish got to skate
Stingrays got to sting
Catfish got to purr
And Sebastian got to sing
Seahorse got to ride
Flounder got to play
And whale got to make the trouble
All the livelong day
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
And that is why we sing
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
You got your own voice
You've got to rejoice
You got to be you
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 things And with that she start to sing 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 Skatefish got to skate Stingrays got to sting Catfish got to purr And Sebastian got to sing Seahorse got to ride Flounder got to play And whale got to make the trouble All the livelong day 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 And that is why we sing 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 You got your own voice You've got to rejoice You got to be you Explain Request ×
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