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Up the trunk to the nest
Where the little egg slept

Then Horton the elephant smiled
(Now that's that)
And he sat and he sat
And he sat and he sat

He sat all that day
And he kept the egg warm
And he sat all that night
Through a terrible storm

I can't leave this nest
No, I meant what I said
This egg might get frozen
But the Who's might be dead

I couldn't say no
When I heard Mayzie beg
Now I'm caught between a dust speck
And an incubating egg

Oh no, hunters
Someone help me
Hunters, someone
Horton

When your life's going wrong
And you're wondering why
When your tail is so long
You're unable to fly
Tell yourself how lucky you are

Why decry a cloudy sky, an empty purse
A crazy universe
My philosophy is simply
Things could be worse!

So be happy you're here
Think of life as a thrill
And if worse comes to worse
As we all know it will

Thank your lucky star
You've gotten this far
And tel yourself
How lucky you are
(How lucky, how lucky)

How lucky you are
(How lucky, how lucky)
How lucky you are
(How lucky, how lucky, how lucky, how lucky)
(How lucky, how lucky you are)

Up the trunk to the nest
Where the little egg slept