When You Wish Upon a Star

"**When You Wish Upon a Star**" is the signature song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of *Pinocchio*. The original version was first sung by Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards) and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film.

The song has been universally praised since its release, with its theme relating to wishes, dreams, and magic; all of which have become synonymous with the Disney brand. The song has since become the official anthem of The Walt Disney Company as a whole, having been used as the theme for the Walt Disney anthology series since 1954, and played alongside the Walt Disney Pictures logo before many films since 1985.

## Lyrics

### Opening (full song)

**Jiminy Cricket:**

When you wish upon a star,

Makes no difference who you are.

Anything your heart desires

Will come to you.

If your heart is in your dream,

No request is too extreme.

When you wish upon a star,

As dreamers do.

**Chorus:**

Fate is kind.

She brings to those who love

The sweet fulfillment of

Their secret longing.

**Jiminy Cricket:**

Like a bolt out of the blue,

Fate steps in and sees you through.

When you wish upon a star,

Your dreams... come... true!

### Ending (reprise)

**Jiminy Cricket:**

When your heart is in your dream,

No request is too extreme.

**Chorus:**

When you wish upon a star,

Your dreams come true!

You'll find your dreams come true!

### "From All of Us to All of You" version

**Jiminy Cricket:**

When you wish upon a star,

Makes no difference who you are.

Anything your heart desires

Will come to you.

If your heart is in your dream,

No request is too extreme.

When you wish upon a star,

As dreamers do.

**Chorus:**

Fate is kind.

She brings to those who love

The sweet fulfillment of

Their secret longing.

**Jiminy Cricket:**

Like a bolt out of the blue,

Fate steps in and sees you through.

When you wish upon a star,

Your dreams... come... true!

*(not in Disney Sing-Along Songs version)*

**Jiminy Cricket (Speaking):**

From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas.

**Chorus (Singing):**

When you wish upon a star,

Your dreams come true!

You'll find your dreams come true!

### Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic finale

When you wish upon a star,

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires will come to you

If your heart is in your dream,

No request is too extreme

When you wish upon a star

As dreamers do

Fate is kind

She brings to those who love

The sweet fulfillment of

Their secret longing...

Like a bolt out of the blue,

Fate steps in and sees you through...

When you wish upon a star,

Your dreams come true

Dreams are as real as you want them to be

Dreams are as real as the sky and the sea

Just change your perspective

Your point of view

Now you believe in me (You believe in me)

And I believe... (I believe...)

In you...

When you wish upon a star

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires will come to you

When you wish upon a star

Your dreams come true!

### Once Upon a Studio

Chicken Little (Speaking): Yes, we all have a place in the Circle of Life. And Now I want to share my memorable memory moment. When You Wish Upon a Star. It symbolizes faith, hope and all things that Disney stands for.

Lewis Robinson (Speaking): So this is his personal wish for you.

*(instrumental)*

**Belle:**

Anything your heart desires

**Belle & Beast:**

Will come to you.

**Quasimodo:**

If your heart is in your dream,

**Pocahontas:**

No request is too extreme.

**Ariel:**

When you wish up-

**Scuttle:**

(vocalizing)

**Baloo & Mowgli:**

As dreamers do.

**Chorus:**

Fate is kind.

She brings to those who love

The sweet fulfillment of

Their secret longing.

**Snow White, Mulan & Asha:**

Like a bolt out of the blue,

**Winnie the Pooh:**

Fate steps in and sees you through.

**Jiminy Cricket:**

When you wish upon a star,

**Tigger:** (Dialogue)

All together now.

**Piglet:** (dialogue)

You know the song

**All:**

Your dreams... come... true!

**Dopey:**

Lullaby...

Chicken Little (Speaking):

From all of us at Oakey Oaks to all of you, Happy 100th Anniversary.

**Chorus (Singing):**

When you wish upon a star,

Your dreams come true!

You'll find your dreams come true!