Urinetown soundtrack – Don't Be The Bunny lyrics

Cladwell
A little bunny in the meadow
is nibbling grass without a care
He's so delightful as he hops for you
You say, "Hi, bunny" and he stops for you
You pull your trigger and he drops for you
Goodbye, bunny-boo
Hello, rabbit stew!
Get me, boys?

Staff
You tell 'em, boss!

Cladwell
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the stew
Don't be the dinner
You have better things to do
It ain't no joke
That's why it's funny
So take your cue
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the bunny

Hope
But Daddy, we're talking about people, not animals.

Cladwell
People are animals, Hope dear.

Hope
Animals with huge incisors and big floppy feet?

Cladwell
Look closely, you'll see them. I do. I see them...everywhere.
A little bunny at a toll booth
He needs a measly fifty cents
Our little bunny didn't plan ahead
Poor bunny simply hasn't got the bread
He begs for mercy, but gets jail instead
Hasenpfeffer's in the air
As the bunny gets the chair!
See the moral, people?

Staff
Clear as day, boss!

Cladwell
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the dope
Don't be the loser
You're much better than that, Hope!
You're born to power
You're in the money!
Advice to you

McQueen and Fipp
In Re: The Bunny

Cladwell
Don't be the bunny

Hope
A little bunny at a tollbooth?

Cladwell
You heard me.

Hope
But Daddy, bunnies don't drive cars.

Cladwell
Oh, don't they?!

Hope
No, actually, I don't think they do.

Cladwell
Live long enough, Hope dear, you see many things.

Hope
Even a daughter doubting her father?

Cladwell
A little bunny in a shoe box
He thinks he's found a brand new home
Oh, so snug and cozy on your closet floor
And then you open up your closet door
Now what's that bunny in my closet for?
With a mallet and some clippers
You find out -- new bunny slippers!
Grasp the message, staff?

Staff
Right behind you, boss!

Cladwell and Staff
Don't be the bunny
Don't be the shoe
You don't get stepped on

Cladwell
No, the one who steps is you!

Cladwell and Staff
You're stepping up
To where it's sunny
Step on the poor!
Don't be the bunny!
Don't be the bunny!
Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!