This Is My Idea Lyrics by Sandy Duncan, Howard McGillin, Liz Callaway, Dakin Matthews, Adam Wylie
The Swan Princess (Music from the Motion Picture)
1994
[DEREK] I can't believe I'm stuck with her all summer I bet she doesn't wrestle, hunt or box [ODETTE] He looks conceited [DEREK] What a total bummer [DEREK & ODETTE] If I get lucky I'll get chicken pox [DEREK] So happy you could come [ODETTE] So happy to be here [DEREK & ODETTE] How I'd like to run [ODETTE] This is not my idea [DEREK] This isn't my idea [DEREK & ODETTE] Of fun! [UBERTA] The children seem to get along quite nicely [WILLIAM] We'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks [UBERTA] My dear King William, that's my point preciely [WILLIAM] It's such good parenting [UBERTA] And politics So happy we agree [WILLIAM] I think we've got a deal [UBERTA] Derek's quite a catch [WILLIAM] This is my idea [UBERTA] This is my idea [WILLIAM & UBERTA] Of a match! [WILLIAM] Good heavens, child, don't dawdle We can't keep Derek waiting [ODETTE] I haven't packed or washed my hair And father, I get seasick [UBERTA] They soon will be arriving Is that respect you're showing? [DEREK] You make me kiss her hand again I swear I'm gonna be sick [WILLIAM] One day Prince Derek will be her intended [UBERTA] Splendid! [DEREK] We've tried all summer but we just can't lose her [ODETTE] Hey, fellas, wait up! [BROMLEY] Quick, put on some speed! [DEREK] When picking teams [BROMLEY] Or friends [DEREK] I never choose her [BROMLEY] You think she'd take a hint and learn to read [ODETTE] This really isn't fair [DEREK & BROMLEY] We really couldn't care [ODETTE] Boys, it's all or none This is not my idea [DEREK & BROMLEY] This isn't my idea [DEREK, BROMLEY, & ODETTE] Of fun! [TOWNSFOLK] Long before they met Derek and Odette Were destined to be wedded [MAIDS] However, anyone could see [SERVANTS] The only point on which they didn't disagree [MAIDS] Was that the very thought of summertime [MAIDS & SERVANTS] Was dreaded [DEREK] She tries to talk me into playing dress-up She's always flirting with the castle guards [BROMLEY] I think you really sort of like her, 'fess up [DEREK] I'd like her better if she'd lose at cards Four sevens and a ten [ODETTE] I think I've won again [DEREK & BROMLEY] Every time she's won [ODETTE] This is my idea [DEREK & BROMLEY] This isn't my idea [ODETTE, DEREK & BROMLEY] Of fun! [TOWNSFOLK] We need a royal wedding I'd love to be invited At least we'll get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes Someday these two will marry Two lands will be united And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes [WILLIAM] What if Odette doesn't go for the merger? [UBERTA] Urge her! [DEREK & ODETTE] For as long as I remember We've been told we'd someday wed Every June until September [DEREK] All their pushing and annoying hints [ODETTE] I've got bruises with their fingerprints [DEREK] I can do much better, I am sure [ODETTE] He's so immature I see him smiling and my knees start buckling I see inside him and my doubts are gone [DEREK] She started out as such an ugly duckling And somehow suddenly became a swan [ODETTE] So happy to be here [DEREK] Till now I never knew [DEREK & ODETTE] It is you I've been dreaming of [DEREK] This is my idea [ODETTE] This is my idea [Chorus] What a good idea, it's such a charming and romantic notion [MAIDS] This is my idea [SERVANTS] This is my idea [MAIDS] Such a good idea [SERVANTS] Such a good idea [MAIDS] What a good idea [Chorus] Such a powerful and magic notion This is exactly my idea of love [ODETTE] This is my idea [DEREK] This is my idea [DEREK & ODETTE] This is my idea of love
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"This Is My Idea" is credited to Sandy Duncan, Howard McGillin, Liz Callaway, Dakin Matthews, Adam Wylie. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.
"This Is My Idea" appears on "The Swan Princess (Music from the Motion Picture)" in 1994.
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