An American Tail
Music: James Horner, Barry Mann
Lyrics: Cynthia Weil
No Cats in America
PAPA MOUSEKEWITZ:
Our family was traveling
Through the snow to Minsk
Suddenly Papa
Saw those huge paw prints
When I heard him screaming
I fainted dead away
And I woke up an orphan
Oy vey
But...
ALL:
But there are no cats in America
And the streets are paved with cheese
Oh there are no cats in America
So set your mind at ease
ITALIAN MOUSE:
Ma la cosa terrible
Que esiste in la patria mia
If you think things were bad in Russia
You should see things in my country:
The times were hard in Sicily
We had no provolone
The Don he was a tabby
With a taste for my brother Tony
When Mama went to plead for him
The Don said he would see her
We found her rosary on the ground
Poor Mama mia
But...
ALL:
But there are no cats in America
And the streets are paved with cheese
Oh there are no cats in America
So set your mind at ease
IRISH MOUSE:
Sure that’s sad, but sadder still...
When I was but a lad
I lost my true love fair
A calico, he caught us by surprise
In a flash of teeth and fur
Her tail was all he left of her
‘Neath the heather
Is where it tirra-lirra lies
But...
ALL:
But there are no cats in America
(There are no cats in America)
And the streets are paved with cheese
Oh there are no cats in America
(And the streets are paved with cheese)
There are no cats in America
There are no cats in America
There are no cats in America
That is why, we sail, these seas
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Never Say Never
HENRI:
Never say never, whatever you do
Never say never, my friend
Ah, tais-toi!
If you believe that your dreams will come true
They’ll come true in the end
Keep up your courage, don’t ever despair
Take heart and then count to 10
Hope for the best, work for the rest
And never say never again
FIEVEL:
Never say never
HENRI:
Whatever you do
Again
FIEVEL:
Never say never
HENRI:
To me
If you believe you can come shining through
FIEVEL:
That’s… that’s how it’s gonna be
HENRI:
Perfect!
PIGEON GIRLS:
Now don’t you go and give up
Give out, or give in
When the going gets rough, just get tough
And tell yourself you’re gonna win
HENRI:
Remember to look on the bright side till then
And never...say never...again!
Never...say never...
BOTH:
Never...say never... Never...say never...
Again!
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Somewhere Out There
FIEVEL:
Somewhere out there
Beneath the pale moonlight
Someone’s thinking of me
And loving me tonight
TANYA:
Somewhere out there
Someone’s saying a prayer
That we’ll find one another
In that big somewhere out there
And even though I know
How very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing
On the same bright star
FIEVEL:
And when the night wind starts to sing
A lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we’re sleeping
Underneath the same bright sky
BOTH:
Somewhere out there
If love can see us through
Then we’ll be together
Somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
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A Duo
TIGER:
I can tell we got an awful lot in common
Even though we look as different as can be
We don’t even have to try
To see things eye to eye
It just comes to us naturally
Come to think of it
I think we fit together
Playing cat and mouse won’t get us very far
There’s no need to feud and fuss
When it isn’t really us
Let’s you and me be who we are
We’re a duo, a duo
A pair of lonely ones
Who were meant to be a two-o
A duo, its true-o
Wherever we go
We’re going me and you
No matter what
Now we’ve got one another
We’ll be there
To pick each other off the floor
Anytime you’re feeling glum
Count on me to be your chum
FIEVEL:
If you get an itch attack
I’ll be there to scratch your back
TIGER:
Now who could ever ask for more
Oh oh ho-ho
Ha ha! Hee ha ha!
Ha ha! Oh stop! Stop!
No! Don’t. Don’t stop!
More! More!
We’re friends
And that’s what friends are for
BOTH:
We’re a duo, a duo
A pair of lonely ones
Who were meant to be a two-o
A duo, its true-o
If we’re ever in a stew
We know we can make it through
Cause you’ve got me
And I got you
Yes sir!
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Somewhere Out There (End Title)
FEMALE:
Somewhere out there
Beneath the pale moonlight
Someone’s thinking of me
And loving me tonight
MALE:
Somewhere out there
Someone’s saying a prayer
That we’ll find one another
In that big somewhere out there
And even though I know
How very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing
On the same bright star
FEMALE:
And when the night wind starts to sing
A lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we’re sleeping
Underneath the same big sky
BOTH:
Somewhere out there
If love can see us through
(Love can see us through)
Then we’ll be together
Somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
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