Karaoké Overture / Big Bright Beautiful World Shrek (comédie musicale) (Brian d'Arcy James, Rachel Stern & Jacob Ming-Trent)

Once upon a time there was a little ogre named Shrek

Who lived with his parents in a bog by a tree

It was a pretty nasty place but he was happy because ogres like nasty

On his birthday the little ogre's parents sat him down to talk

Just as all ogre parents had for hundreds of years before

Listen son you're growing up so quickly

Growing up bigger by the day

Although we want you here the rules are very clear

Now you're seven

So it's time

Now you're seven

So it's time to go away to go away

Your Mama packed a sandwich for your trip

Your Papa packed your boots in case of snow

You're gonna make us proud

You're gonna make us proud no backing up allowed no backing up allowed

Just keep walking and you'll find

Just keep hawking and you'll find somewhere to go somewhere to go

It's a big, bright, beautiful world

It's a big, bright, beautiful world with happiness all around with happiness all around

It's peaches and cream and every dream comes true

It's peaches and cream and every dream comes true

But not for you

But not for you

It's a big, bright, beautiful world

It's a big, bright, beautiful world with possibilities everywhere with possibilities everywhere

And just around the bend there's a friend or two

And just around the bend there's a friend or two

But not for you

But not for you

We're ugly, son which means that life is harder

People hate the things they cannot understand

And when they look at us they tend to make a fuss

Burn our houses down

And chase us off our land

Off our land

It's important that you find a cozy cesspit

A place no one would ever dare to tread

And if they happen by make sure you terrify them

And if they happen by make sure you terrify them

If you don't son

If you don't son then you'll surely wind up dead then you'll surely wind up dead

Goodbye

Watch out for men

Goodbye with pitchforks

And so, the little ogre went off and found a muddy patch of swamp land far far away from the world that despised him

There he stayed for many years tucked away and all alone

Which was just the way he liked it

Keep your big, bright beautiful world

I'm happy where I am, all alone

I've got all I need

So read the stinkin' sign

Ha ha

Keep your big, bright beautiful world

I party on my own anyway

Doing what I can with a one man conga line

Yeah, your big, bright beautiful world is all teddy bears and unicorns

Take your fluffy fun and shove it where the sun don't shine

I prefer a life like this

It's not that complicated

Sure I'm fated to be lonely and I'm destined to be hated

If you read the books they say that's why I was created

But I don't care 'cos being liked is grossly overrated

Who needs a big, bright beautiful world

I've got my own little patch on the world

It's not a big, bright beautiful world

But it's mine

Alone, it's mine

And it's mine

All mine