Happy Working Song

"Happy Working Song" is a song featured in the film Enchanted, with music composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by the film's lead actress, Amy Adams, the song pays homage to Disney songs, such as "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and songs from Cinderella, in particular, "The Work Song". The sound recording was released on the soundtrack of Enchanted on November 20, 2007 in the United States.
The song is performed by Amy Adams as Giselle. After seeing the untidiness and the dirtiness of Robert's apartment, Giselle decides to clean it with the help of animals from the neighborhood. Since she is now in New York City, instead of the traditional adorable woodland creatures answering her call, urban vermin such as pigeons, rats, mice, cockroaches, and flies respond to do the work. As she cleans the apartment, she sings "Happy Working Song" whilst interacting with the animals she has called upon for help.
The song was nominated for an award at the 80th Academy Awards in the Best Original Song category, in which two other songs from the film were also nominated.
The song is also quoted in the score for Disenchanted during the prologue in which Kip and Skip tell the story of how Giselle met Robert and Morgan. It is also heard briefly in the beginning while Giselle says goodbye to the New York City vermin.
==Lyrics==
Come my little friends
As we all sing a happy little working song
Merry little voices clear and strong
Come and roll your sleeves up
So to speak and pitch in
Cleaning crud up in the kitchen
As we sing along
Trill a cheery tune in the tub
As we scrub a stubborn mildew stain
Pluck a hairball from the shower drain
To the gay refrain
Of a happy working song
We'll keep singing without fail
Otherwise we'd spoil it
Hosing down the garbage pail
And scrubbing up the toilet
Oh, how we all enjoy letting loose
With a little "la da dum dum dum"
While we're emptying the vacuum
It's such fun to hum
A happy working song
Mmm, mmm, a happy working song...
Oh, how strange a place to be
Till Edward comes for me
My heart is sighing
Still, as long as I am here
I guess a new experience
Could be worth trying...
Hey! Keep drying!
You could do a lot when you got
Such a happy little tune to hum
While you're sponging up
The soapy scum
We adore each filthy chore
That we determine
So friends, even though you're vermin
We're a happy working throng
Singing as we fetch the detergent box
For the smelly shirts and the stinky socks
Sing along...
If you cannot sing, then hum along...
As we're finishing
Our happy working song!
Ah, wasn't this fun!?
Category:Songs
Category:Enchanted songs
Category:Academy Award nominated songs
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