Nuts! – Lyrics
1. “That’s the Circle of Life”
All: An acorn falls from a big oak tree
and sits on the ground so patiently.
With rain and sun, now what do you know?
From an acorn, a little sapling starts to grow.
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
The sapling stretches way up high,
and gets a lot thicker, my, oh my!
It might get taller than you or me.
Then the next thing,
you’ve got a big tall grown-up tree!
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
Every living thing just needs to grow:
a dolphin, or a tree, or a buffalo.
Some’ll get big, while others are small.
It’s the circle of life around us all!
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
That’s the circle, circle of life!
2. “We’re Nuts!”
All: We’re nuts! We’re nuts!
We’re all a little nuts!
We’re in a rut, we’re nuts and nothing but!
We’re nuts! We’re nuts!
We’re all just little nuts!
We may seem silly and willy nilly,
but let me tell you what—What?
We’re telling you we’re all just nuts!
Some of us are walnuts, and some are almonds too!
Now there’s a macadamia,
Cashew: And I’m a new cashew!
All: Cashew?
Cashew: (sneezes) Cashew!
All: Gesundheit!
We’re nuts! We’re nuts!
We’re all a little nuts!
We’re in a rut, we’re nuts and nothing but!
We’re nuts! We’re nuts!
We’re all just little nuts!
We may seem silly and willy nilly,
but let me tell you what—What?
We’re telling you we’re all just nuts!
He might be a chestnut, or pecan, I presume.
That peanut doesn’t qualify,
Soloist: He’s really a legume!
All: Legume?
Soloist: Legume!
All: Eewwww!
We’re nuts! We’re nuts!
We’re all a little nuts!
We’re in a rut, we’re nuts and nothing but!
We’re nuts! We’re nuts!
We’re all just little nuts!
We may seem silly and willy nilly,
but let me tell you what—What?
We’re telling you we’re all just nuts!
We’re telling you we’re all just nuts!
(spoken) We’re nuts!
3. “Big, Bad Squirrels”
All: We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re here to set things right.
We’re working day and night.
We’re big, bad squirrels!
Squirrel Rap Group #1:
Collecting seeds and nuts,
for days and even weeks.
And when we find some tasty nuts,
we store them in our cheeks.
All: Yo! We store them in our cheeks!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re here to set things right.
We’re working day and night.
We’re big, bad squirrels!
Squirrel Rap Group #2:
We know you think we’re precious.
We know you think we’re cute.
But we do the heavy lifting.
We rock! There’s no dispute!
All: Yo! We rock! There’s no dispute!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re here to set things right.
We’re working day and night.
We’re big, bad squirrels!
Squirrel Rap Group #3:
You need to get around?
You don’t know what to do?
We’ll give you each a ride,
and then we’ll plant you too!
All: Yo! And then we’ll plant you too!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re big, bad squirrels!
We’re here to set things right.
We’re working day and night.
We’re big, bad squirrels!
S. Rap Group #4: All:
Come on, say Big! Big!
Bad! Bad!
Squirrels! Squirrels!
That’s Big! Big!
Bad! Bad!
Squirrels! Squirrels! Huh!
4. “Beautiful Rain”
Solo Group:
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, falling from the sky.
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, like a lullaby.
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, shimmering in the spring.
Rain, rain, see how you bring
fresh new life to everything.
All: Are those tears of laughter
tumbling on us all?
Can you tell us why the clouds cry?
Why do you fall?
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, falling from the sky.
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, like a lullaby.
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, shimmering in the spring.
Rain, rain, see how you bring
fresh new life to everything.
On the hill and on the lane,
on the garden wall,
gently tapping our window pane,
friend to us all.
Rain, rain, beautiful rain, shimmering in the spring.
Rain, rain, see how you bring
fresh new life to everything.
Fresh new life to everything.
5. “The Sun”
All: The sun, the sun gives the day a start.
The sun, the sun is warming up my heart.
The sun, the sun shines on one and all.
We just can’t live without it.
There is no doubt about it.
And if you need a hand, give the sun a call.
The sun, the sun shines up in the sky.
The sun, the sun, it burns for you and I.
The sun, the sun has a special glow.
It must be thinking of us,
the way it shines above us.
The sun’s a big, bright star helping us grow!
Sometimes clouds get in the way
and block that light of mine.
But then I’ll find on the very next day,
it rises up to shine! Let it shine!
The sun, the sun gives the day a start.
The sun, the sun is warming up my heart.
The sun, the sun shines on one and all.
We just can’t live without it.
There is no doubt about it.
And if you need a hand, give the sun a call.
The sun, the sun shines up in the sky.
The sun, the sun, it burns for you and I.
The sun, the sun has a special glow.
It must be thinking of us,
the way it shines above us.
The sun’s a big, bright star helping us grow!
Helping us grow! Helping us grow! Oooo.
6. “The Music of Life”
All: Listen to the sound of the wind.
The sound of the rain falling on the trees.
The bugs, birds, and bees humming as they please.
Keeping time with the breeze!
All nature sees the bounty she frees.
Little creatures abound, and they all make a sound.
Playing on with the music of life! (Flute Solo)
Little creatures abound, and they all make a sound.
Playing on with the music of life.
(Instrument Break)
Listen to the sound of the wind.
The sound of the rain falling on the trees.
The bugs, birds, and bees humming as they please.
Keeping time with the breeze!
All nature sees the bounty she frees.
Little creatures abound, and they all make a sound.
Playing on with the music of life!
Little creatures abound, and they all make a sound.
Playing on with the music of… life!
7. “That’s the Circle of Life”
(Reprise)
All: An acorn falls from a big oak tree
and sits on the ground so patiently.
With rain and sun, now what do you know?
From an acorn, a little sapling starts to grow.
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
The sapling stretches way up high,
and gets a lot thicker, my, oh my!
It might get taller than you or me.
Then the next thing,
you’ve got a big tall grown-up tree!
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
Every living thing just needs to grow:
a dolphin, or a tree, or a buffalo.
Some’ll get big, while others are small.
It’s the circle of life around us all!
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
That’s the circle of life! That’s the circle of life!
‘Round and around and around we go,
that’s the circle, circle of life!
That’s the circle, circle of life!