Yes, I Can

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"Yes, I Can'" is a song from the Welcome to Pooh Corner Cable TV series which premiered in 1983 on the Disney Channel (which was also that channel's inaugural season). The song was written by the Academy Award-winning songwriting duo of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The Sherman Brothers also wrote the majority of famous Winnie the Pooh songs including songs like, "The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers" and "Heffalumps and Woozles" from the 1960s. In 2000, the Sherman Brothers also famously wrote the score to The Tigger Movie.
==Song Placement==
New episodes played from 1983-1986 in the first run. Reruns continued to air until 1997. The Sherman Brothers wrote five songs, one for each of the major characters to sing, repeatedly each week. A storyline would "belong" to one character and at the end of an episode, the appropriate character would sing his "lesson song".
==About the song==
"Just Say, 'Yes I Can'" is sung by Eeyore as his personal "theme song" specifically for this show. In it, Eeyore explains his philosophy of life: No matter what the obstacle may be, it's important to have a positive attitude toward the task at hand.
==Lyrics==
When there's a hill
I have to climb
Although it seems too high
I hide my doubt
And start right out
And here's the reason why
I won't say no
I won't say can't
I won't say I won't try
I just say yes I can
And I get there by and by
I just say yes I can
And I get there by and by
When something new
Looks hard to do
I'm not afraid to start
I just begin
And lose or win
I try with all my heart
I won't say no
I won't say can't
I won't say I won't try
I just say yes I can
And I do it by and by
I just say yes I can
And I do it by and by
I won't say maybe
I won't say no, not I
I may be slow
But this I know
I'm not afraid to give it a try
Give it a try, give it a great big try
So every time
Ya seek a prize
That seems too hard to win
The hardest part
Is how to start
Stop worryin'
Just begin
And don't say no
And don't say can't
And don't say I won't try
Just say yes I can
And ya just might win that prize
Just say yes I can
Cause a winner always tries
Eeyore: Thanks for singin' along with me.
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