Horton Sits On the Egg / Act I Finale (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Then, carefully, tenderly, gently he crept
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.
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 Whos might be dead.
I just couldn't say no when I heard Mayzie beg.
Now I'm caught between a dust speck and an incubating egg.

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 tell yourself, how lucky you are!
How lucky, how lucky, how lucky,
How lucky you are.
How lucky, how lucky, how lucky,
How lucky you are.
How lucky, how lucky, how lucky,
How lucky, how lucky,
How lucky you are!