Overture-George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin

overture - cast shrek (voice over): once upon a time, there was a little ogre named shrek, who lived with his parents in a bog by a tree. it was a pretty nasty place but he was happy because ogres like nasty. on his birthday the little ogre’s parents sat him down to talk just as all ogre parents had for hundreds of years before. mother ogre: listen son, you’re growing up so quickly growing up, bigger by the day father ogre: although we want you here, the rules are very clear mother ogre: now you’re seven father ogre: now you’re seven ogre parents: so it’s time to go away father ogre: your mama packed a sandwich for your trip mother ogre: your papa packed your boots in case of snow ogre parents: you’re gonna make us proud, no backing up allowed mother ogre: just keep walking father ogre: just keep hawking ogre parents: and you’ll find somewhere to go it’s a big, bright, beautiful world with happiness all around it’s peaches and cream and every dream comes true but not for you it’s a big, bright, beautiful world with possibilities everywhere and just around the bend there’s a friend or two but not for you mother ogre: we’re ugly son which means that life is harder people hate the things they cannot understand father ogre: and when they look at us they tend to make a fuss mother ogre: burn our houses down father ogre: and chase us ogre parents: off our land father ogre: it’s important that you find a cozy cesspit mother ogre: a place no one would ever dare to tread ogre parents: and if they happen by, make sure you terrify them mother ogre: if you don’t son father ogre: if you don’t son ogre parents: then you’ll surely wind up dead mother ogre: goodbye father ogre: goodbye mother ogre: watch out for men with pitchforks shrek (voice over): and so, the little ogre went off and found a muddy patch of swamp land far, far away from the world that despised him. there he stayed for many years, tucked away and all alone, which was just the way he liked it. shrek: keep your big, bright, beautiful world i’m happy where i am, all alone i’ve got all i need so read the stinkin’ sign, haha keep your big, bright, beautiful world i party on my own anyway doing what i can with a one man conga line yeah, your big, bright, beautiful world is all teddy bears and unicorns take your fluffy fun and shove it where the sun don’t shine i prefer a life like this it’s not that complicated sure i’m fated to be lonely and i’m destined to be hated if you read the books they say that’s why i was created but i don’t care coz being liked is grossly overrated who needs a big, bright, beautiful world i’ve got my own little patch on the world it’s not a big, bright, beautiful world but it’s mine alone, it’s mine and it’s mine all mine!