Horton Hears a Who (Broadway)

Lyrics

[CITIZENS OF THE JUNGLE] Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah dah dah Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah dah dah Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah dah dah Who who wah dah Who who [CAT, spoken] Now think of an elephant lumbering through [We now see HORTON THE ELEPHANT.] [CITIZENS, sung] Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah dah dah [BOY, spoken] Horton! [CAT] Yes, Horton! [CAT & BOY] Horton Hears a Who! [HORTON, sung] On the fifteenth of May In the Jungle of Nool In the heat of the day In the cool of the pool He was splashing [CITIZENS, spoken] Splash! [HORTON, sung] Enjoying the jungle's great joys When Horton the Elephant [BOY] Horton the Elephant [CITIZENS & BIRD GIRLS] Horton the Elephant [HORTON] Heard a small noise [MAYOR (offstage), spoken] Help! Help! [BIRD GIRL #1, sung] So Horton stopped splashing He looked towards the sound [HORTON] That's funny [BIRD GIRLS] Thought Horton [HORTON] There's no one around [BIRD GIRL #2] Then he heard it again! [BIRD GIRL #3] Just a very faint yelp [HORTON] As if some tiny person Were calling for help [MAYOR (offstage), spoken] Help! Help! [HORTON, sung] I'll help you [BIRD GIRLS] Said Horton [HORTON] But who are you? And where? [BIRD GIRLS] He looked and he looked [BIRD GIRLS & HORTON] He could see nothing there But a small speck of dust Blowing past... [All follow an invisible speck of dust with their eyes, as it shoots past and stops in front of HORTON.] [BIRD GIRLS & HORTON] Through the air [HORTON, spoken] I say! How confusing! I've never heard tell Of a small speck of dust that is able to yell So you know what I think? I think there must Be someone on top of that small speck of dust! Some poor little person Who's shaking with fear That he'll blow in the pool! He has no way to steer! He's alone in the universe! [HORTON, sung] I'll just have to save him Because after all A person's a person, no matter how small A person's a person, no matter how-- [HORTON & CITIZENS OF THE JUNGLE] Small... Who who wah dah Who who who wah dah dah dah Who who wah dah Who who [BIRD GIRLS] So, gently, and using The greatest of care The elephant stretched His great trunk through the air And he lifted the dust speck And carried it over And placed it down [HORTON, spoken] Safe! [BIRD GIRLS, sung] On a very soft clover [THE SOUR KANGAROO makes an impressive entrance.]