I'm Not That Smart
I'm not that smart
My siblings have been telling me that for years
That I'm not smart
We're schooled at home
They see who's bright
It breaks my heart
I'm not that smart
(spoken) Guess what? Y'know what? Guess what?
I have a gentle personality
Which you'll all agree is an anath'ma to my more agressive family
Everyone keeps swatting
"DUMB KID!!!"
Everyone keeps yelling
"DUMB KID!!!"
How can a flea such as me thinks he'd be good at spelling?
How?
I don't know
I like my hair
Really. It is pleasant to the touch
I toss my hair
A bit too much
It doesn't move
It simply sits
I make a part
I'm not that smart
Da-da-da-da-da-da...
Doodle-doodle-doodle...
(spoken) I've forgotten the word.
(Doug Panch, spoken) Acouchi.
(Leaf Coneybear, spoken) Oh yeah, acouchi. The rodent resembling the other rodent, what was the... A-C-O-U-C-H-I.
(Doug Panch, spoken) That is correct.
I might be smart
My siblings can't believe that I got it right
But I got it right
Right?
I didn't cheat
I saw this light
And it was neat
I like to laugh
I like to spell
I like to never hear the bell
And if this competition's hell
At least I'm finally a part
I feel my heart
Begins to swell
I like. I love to spell...
I like it a lot.
My siblings have been telling me that for years
That I'm not smart
We're schooled at home
They see who's bright
It breaks my heart
I'm not that smart
(spoken) Guess what? Y'know what? Guess what?
I have a gentle personality
Which you'll all agree is an anath'ma to my more agressive family
Everyone keeps swatting
"DUMB KID!!!"
Everyone keeps yelling
"DUMB KID!!!"
How can a flea such as me thinks he'd be good at spelling?
How?
I don't know
I like my hair
Really. It is pleasant to the touch
I toss my hair
A bit too much
It doesn't move
It simply sits
I make a part
I'm not that smart
Da-da-da-da-da-da...
Doodle-doodle-doodle...
(spoken) I've forgotten the word.
(Doug Panch, spoken) Acouchi.
(Leaf Coneybear, spoken) Oh yeah, acouchi. The rodent resembling the other rodent, what was the... A-C-O-U-C-H-I.
(Doug Panch, spoken) That is correct.
I might be smart
My siblings can't believe that I got it right
But I got it right
Right?
I didn't cheat
I saw this light
And it was neat
I like to laugh
I like to spell
I like to never hear the bell
And if this competition's hell
At least I'm finally a part
I feel my heart
Begins to swell
I like. I love to spell...
I like it a lot.
Credits
Writer(s): William A. Finn
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Other Album Tracks
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- The Spelling Rules / My Favorite Moment of the Bee 1
- My Friend, the Dictionary
- The First Goodbye
- Pandemonium
- I'm Not That Smart
- The Second Goodbye
- Magic Foot
- Pandemonium Reprise / My Favorite Part of the Bee 2
- Why We Like Spelling
All Album Tracks: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Original Cast Recording >
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