From Matilda the Musical
[Verse 1]
Jack and Jill went up the hill to
fetch a pail of water, so they say
the subsequent fall was inevitable
/
They never stood a chance they were written that way
Innocent victims
of their story.
Like Romeo and Juliet, Twas written in the
stars before they even met
That love and fate (and a touch of stupidity)
/
Would rob them of their hope of living happily.
The endings are often
a little bit gory.
I wonder why they didn t just
change their story.
We re told we have to do what we re
told, but surely
Sometimes you have to be
a little bit naughty.
[Chorus]
Just because you find that life s not fair, it
Doesn t mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
Nothing will change.
Even if you re little you can do a lot, you
Mustn t let a little thing like little stop you.
If you sit around and let them get on top, you
Might as well be saying
you think that it s OK,
And that s not right.
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Cinderella, in the cellar,
Didn t have to do much as far as I could tell.
Her Godmother was two thirds fairy.
Suddenly her lot was a lot less scary.
But what if you haven t got
a fairy to fix it?
Sometimes you have to make
a little bit of mischief.
[Chorus]
Just because you find that life s not fair, it
Doesn t mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
Nothing will change.
Even if you re little you can do a lot, you
Mustn t let a little thing like little stop you.
If you sit around and let them get on top, you
Might as well be saying
you think that it s OK,
And that s not right.
And if it s not right,
you have to put it right.
[Verse 3]
In the slip of a bolt, there s a tiny revolt.
The seeds of a war in the creak of a floorboard.
A storm can begin with the flap of a wing.
The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting.
Every day starts with the tick of a clock.
All escapes start with the click of a lock.
If you re stuck in your story and want to get out,
You don t have to cry; you don t have to shout.
Cause if you re little, you can do a lot, you
Mustn t let a little thing like little stop you.
If you sit around and let them get on top, you
Won t change a thing.
Just because you find that life s not fair, it
Doesn t mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
You might as well be saying
you think that it s OK.
And that s not right.
And if it s not right,
you have to put it right.
But nobody else is gonna
put it right for me.
Nobody but me is gonna
change my story.
Sometimes you have to be
a little bit naughty.
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