Song Description

A series of animals teach us about maintaining a strong sense of self, in spite of the urge to conform or try to be what we're not.

Lyrics

WHO YOU ARE

A dog can't be a duck
No, a dog can't be a duck
He might just swim but he sure can't fly
and his bark won't quack, he can try and try
but a dog can't be a duck
as a duck he's out of luck
but take a good look and it's plain to see
what a fine dog he can be

And you gotta be who you are
You gotta be who you are
It's the best thing you can do
You gotta be you

A fish can't be a fox
No, a fish can't be a fox
She's got no hair and she can't breath air
She was made for the water and she oughta stay there
No, a fish can't be a fox
and she can't be a kid with chicken pox
and she won't be a whale and she won't even wish
'Cause she makes such an excellent fish

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Now, Henry
was a hipster hippo
and he wanted so badly to be cool
be wanted
to be king of the jungle
and not just play all day
in his private swimming pool
So Henry
rolled in some light brown mud
and he found some straw to be his golden mane
and he thought he was a lion
and I guess he was tryin'
cause he walked around roaring
but it got kinda boring
'cause everybody thought he was insane

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A goat can't be a goose
A mouse can't be a moose
A bat can't be a bug
A poodle dog can't even be a pug
and a cat can't be a cow
and I think you know the reason why by now
see, we're all made in our special way
and we're specially made to be A-OK

And you gotta be who you are
You gotta be who you are
It's the one thing you can do
You gotta be you
And it's gonna be hard sometimes
to be so special
And you gotta be brave sometimes
to be so special
and you're so special
yes, you are
You'e a star
That's who you are
That's who you are are