Stick-to-it-ivity

"Stick-to-it-ivity" is a song from Disney's 1948 film So Dear to My Heart. It was sung by the Owl (Ken Carson) where he teaches Danny about the importance of having determination and confidence while telling the stories of Christopher Columbus and both having determination and confidence respectively, followed by a chorus singing in the background.
==Lyrics==
The Owl: 
Hey, hey there, don't tell me you're givin' up
Now, where there's a will, there's a way to do it
But, you'll never get there if you don't stick to it 
Now, let me tell you about a fellow who had the right stuff
And wouldn't give up, even when the goin' got rough
Now, Christopher Columbus, a-livin' in Spain
Showed capacity for usin' his brain
Studied his geography, had it down pat
Said, "I'm gonna prove that the world ain't flat!"
Because she thought he was right 
, one night, 
Gave him three small boats 
One, two, three
Now, the boats were kinda leaky, started to sail 
Came a hurricane, a furious gale 
Waves were a-lashin', future looked black 
Sailors started yellin', "Chris, turn back!" 
On that eventful day, what did Columbus say?
Columbus: 
Why, I said, "Stick-to-it-ivity 
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity 
You're gonna do all right.
Old Man Adversity gonna have his bluff called 
Stick-to-it-ivity never lost a fight 
Yes siree (Yes siree) 
Yes siree (Yes siree) 
You can clear the deck for opportunity 
By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity 
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity 
You're gonna do all right (Land Ho, Land Ho)
We're gonna do all right
The Owl:
Now, don't think Columbus was the only one 
Who did what folks said couldn't be done 
So when folks say't ain't no use 
Remember 
Now, Robert was the bravest king 
Scotland's ever known 
Came the enemy to threaten his throne 
Twice he went to battle, twice he met defeat 
Headed for the highlands in retreat
He thought he'd give up the fight 
But it so happened one night he saw a spider at work 
Back and forth, and back, up and down, and up 
Spider kept a-swingin', swingin' on his thread 
Tried to hook it to a limb overhead 
Spider kept a-missin' ev'ry time he tried 
Robert Bruce: You're never goin' to make it! 
The Owl: Robert cried
The Owl:
On that eventful day 
What did the spider say 
The Spider: 
Says I? "Robert, me lad, Stick-to-it-ivity 
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity 
You're gain' do all right 
Old Man Adversity gain' have his bluff called.
Stick-to-it-ivity never lost a fight"
Robert Bruce:
Yes, siree (Yes, siree) 
Yes, siree (Yes, siree) 
You can clear the deck for opportunity 
By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity 
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity 
You're gonna do all right
We're gonna do all right!
(instrumental break)
Chorus:
Yes, siree, (Yes, siree)
You can clear the deck for opportunity
By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity
If you've got that stuff called Stick-to-it-ivity
You're gonna do all right
You're gonna do all right!
==Trivia==
*At one point during the song's Christopher Columbus verse, the wind clouds seen during the verse are actually reused animations of Boreas, the two-headed cloud deity from "The Pastoral Symphony" segment from Fantasia.
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJooUkgAepI&t=445s&ab_channel=KeepingWaltinDisney
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