Artist: Amy Adams Movie: Enchanted
All right everyone, time to tidy things up
Come my little friends As we all sing a happy little working song Merry little voices clear and strong Come and roll your sleeves up So that we can pitch in Cleaning crud up in the kitchen As we sing along
And you’ll trill a cheery tune in the tub As we scrub a stubborn mildew stain Lug a hairball from the shower drain To the gay refrain Of a happy working song
We’ll keep singing without fail Otherwise we’d spoil it Hosing down the garbage pail And scrubbing up the toilet Ooh!
How we all enjoy letting loose with a little La-da-da-dum-dum While we’re emptying the vacu-um It’s such fun to hum A happy working song Oo-ooh A happy working song
Oh, how strange a place to be Till Edward comes for me My heart is sighing Still, as long as I am here I guess a new experience Could be worth trying Hey! Keep drying!
You could do a lot when you got Such a happy little tune to hum While you’re sponging up the soapy scum We adore each filthy chore That we determine So friends even though you’re vermin We’re a happy working song
Singing as we fetch the detergent box Or the smelly shirts and the stinky socks Sing along If you cannot sing then hum along As we’re finishing our happy working song!
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Happy Working Song From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Happy Working Song" is a musical number from the 2007 film Enchanted, with music composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by the film's lead actress, Amy Adams, the song pays an homage to such Disney songs as "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and songs from Cinderella, in particular, "The Work Song".[1] The sound recording was released on the soundtrack of Enchanted on November 20, 2007 in the United States.
The song was nominated for an award at the 80th Academy Awards in the Best Original Song category, in which two other songs from the film were also nominated.
Versions
In the film, "Happy Working Song" is performed by Amy Adams as Giselle. After seeing the untidiness and the dirtiness of Robert's apartment, Giselle decides to clean it with the help of animals from the neighborhood. As she cleans the apartment, she sings "Happy Working Song" whilst interacting with the animals she has called upon for help.
Adams performed the song at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony.[2] However, despite the number's heavy reliance on visuals, Adams performed the song alone on a bare stage in a regular evening gown, while the other two nominated songs were performed with dancers, sets and props
References
1. Buckley, Michael, "Menken & Schwartz Are "Enchanted"; Plus Bosco, Chenoweth, "Hairspray"", Playbill, November 18, 2007. Retrieved on January 24, 2008. 2. "Oscar presenters and performers announced", The Hollywood Reporter, 2008-02-15. Retrieved on 2008-02-15. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Working_Song"
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