Be Prepared (Black Tie Death)

'*Be Prepared **is one of the songs written for*** **Black Tie Death*as a parody of* The Lion King**s *Be Prepared*. It was written by lyricist Tim Rice and composer Elton John, and parodized by Matthew Jabez P. Nazario. The song is performed by Sandy Cheeks from *SpongeBob SquarePants*, and her three main hench-girls, Amaya from *PJ Masks*, Ruby Ramirez from *Rusty Rivets*, and Katie from *PAW Patrol*.

## History

The song serves as the villain song for the film. In the film, after hearing their goodbyes fromm their male friends, Sandy meets with her fellow hench-girls, and scolds them for listening to politicians and their advisors, as part of one of protests against a black tie mandatory policy in a banquet celebrating the anniversary of the Midway Elementary School in Townsville. Amaya, Ruby and Katie note that they would have succeeded had Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup not interfered, and sarcastically ask whether they should have killed Principal Jennings and the faculty members of the Midway Elementary School. Sandy sinisterly answers, "Precisely."

As the song opens, Sandy takes note of the girls' stupidity, but notes that if they ally themselves with him they might be useful. Sandy explains that her new plan is to kill both Principal Jennings and the other faculty members of the Midway Elementary School, and then take the position as a principal of the Midway Elementary School for himself, since she will be the only eligible principal to take in civil rights. Sandy makes the girls an offer: they help her usurp the principal's position, and she will allow them to be sure that all kinds of dress codes will be officially accepted so they will never go see their male friends wearing black tuxedos with black matching bowties again. The cartoon girls readily accept, and quickly reveal that they number in the thousands. The rest of the song talks about the power and the benefits that both parties will have under Sandy's term as a principal for the students of the Midway Elementary School.

The song features diverse imagery, with the background colors becoming more intense throughout the song. One section features the entire clan of cartoon girls marching in goose-step, modeled after Nazi propagandas, turning their noses sharply to look at Sandy sitting upon a high balcony, very similar to Adolf Hitler. It was semi-controversial.

## Lyrics

### Sandy

I know that your powers of retention

Are as wet as a warthog's backside.

But thick as you are, pay attention!

My words are a matter of pride.

It's clear from your vacant expressions.

The lights are not all on upstairs,

But we're talking principals and successions,

Even you can't be caught unawares!

So, prepare for the chance of a lifetime,

**Be Prepared** for sensational news.

A shining, new era,

Is tiptoeing nearer.

### Speaking Part

* **Katie**: And when do we feature?
* **Sandy**: Just listen to teacher.

### Sandy

I know it sounds sordid,

But you'll be rewarded.

When at last, I am given my dues.

And injustice deliciously squared.

### Speaking Part

* **Katie**: Yeah, **Be Prepared**! We'll **Be Prepared**! For what?
* **Sandy**: For the death of the principal!
* **Amaya**: Why? Is he sick?
* **Sandy**: No, fool, we're gonna kill him. And the faculty members of the Midway Elementary School, too.
* **Ruby**: Great idea! Who nees a principal?
* **Amaya, Katie & Ruby**: No principal! No principal! La-la-la-la-la-la!
* **Sandy**: Idiots! There will *be* a principal!
* **Ruby**: Hey, but you said, uh...
* **Sandy**: *I* will be a principal! Stick with me ladies, and you'll never see your gentlemen wearing black tuxedos with black bowties again!
* **Amaya, Katie & Ruby**: Yay! All right! Long live the principal!
* **Cartoon Girls**: Long live the principal! Long live the principal!

### Cartoon Girls

He, he, he, he, he, he!

It's great that all the children of Townsville will soon be connected,

With a king who'll be all time adored.

### Sandy

Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected

To take certain duties on board.

The future is littered with prizes,

And though I'm the main addressee,

The point that I must emphasize is...

You won't get  sniff without me!!!

### Sandy

* So prepare for the fanciest coup of the century!

**Be Prepared** for the most colorful scam! (**Cartoon Girls**: *Oooh... la, la, la!*)

Meticulous planning, (**Cartoon Girls**: *Our friends will wear colorful clothes!*)

Tenacity spanning, (**Cartoon Girls**: *Lots of colorful outfits!*)

Decades of denial, (**Cartoon Girls**: *We repeat!*)

Is simply what I'll... (**Cartoon Girls**: *Filled with clothes of endless colors!*)

Be principal, undisputed,

Respected, saluted,

And seen, for the wonder I am!

Yes, my fists and ambitions are confidentally flared.

### Cartoon Girls

Yes, our fists and ambitions are confidentally flared.

## Trivia

* Toward the end of the song, Carolyn Lawrence, who provided the voice of Scar, said that after the part where he yells, "You won't get a sniff without me!" his voice gave out and he couldn't sing the rest of the song. Jim Cummings replaced Irons for the rest of the song. The \* in the lyrics above indicates the transition to a famous Filipino female singer, Lea Salonga.
* The sequence showing the cartoon girl characters goosestepping was modelled after actual footage of Nazi troops marching in Berlin with Hitler watching.