What the World Needs Lyrics
KARNAK:
I respect you taking the moral high ground. Next
OCEAN:
I’m just trying to prove to you that I’m a good person!
KARNAK:
Duly noted. Next
OCEAN:
NUH-NOOO!
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO KEEP IT ALL SPINNING AROUND
I’M THE MOVER, I’M THE SHAKER, I’M THE HEADLINE-MAKER
MMM, I GET UP
I GET UP
AND NO ONE’S GONNA KEEP ME DOWN
OKAY, IT’S CLEAR I’M THE TOP OF THIS CLASS
THESE FOLKS HERE, WELL, THEY PUMP THE GAS
FETCH ME A COFFEE, SHINE MY SHOES
SOME OF US ARE WINNERS, SOME WERE BORN TO LOSE
YOU GOT THE SANDWICH ARTIST
THE SECURITY GUARD
THE WALMART-GREETER WITH AN OVERDRAWN CREDIT CARD
HE SMOKES GANJA
OOH, IT’S SO GROOVY
TO STAY AT HOME
AND WATCH A TRANSFORMER MOVIE!
SHE SERVES ME COKE AND A MEDIUM FRIES
AND NO THANKS, I DON’T WANT IT SUPERSIZED
‘CAUSE THAT’S LOW-CLASS! DIABETES IN A CUP!
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, AND THINGS WILL LOOK UP
OCEAN AND CHOIR:
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO KEEP IT ALL SPINNING AROUND
I’M THE MOVER, I’M THE SHAKER, I’M THE HEADLINE-MAKER
OCEAN:
MMM, I GET UP
CONSTANCE:
SHE GETS UP!
OCEAN:
I GET UP
AND NO ONE’S GONNA KEEP ME DOWN
Seriously?
THIS ONE HERE? HE’S RAREIN’ TO FAIL!
HE’LL ROB A 7-ELEVEN AND GO STRAIGHT TO JAIL
MAYBE STEAL HUBCAPS, MAYBE STEAL BOOZE?
EXPRESSING HIMSELF WITH HIS HOMEMADE TATTOOS!
SOCCER MOM, MINIVAN
FOUR LITTLE BRATS, NO STEADY MAN
DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER ORGAN DONOR?
Maybe that was a little harsh. Love you!
Oh?
POKEMON, SPIDERMAN
THIS KID DOESN’T HAVE AN ATTENTION SPAN
AND WHAT’S HE GONNA DO, SOLVE A RUBIK’S CUBE?
[whispered]
How long’s he got if we feed him through a tube?
OCEAN AND CHOIR:
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO KEEP IT ALL SPINNING AROUND
I’M THE MOVER, I’M THE SHAKER, I’M THE HEADLINE-MAKER
OCEAN:
MMM, I GET UP
CHOIR:
SHE GETS UP!
OCEAN:
I GET UP!
AND NO ONE’S GONNA KEEP ME DOWN!
OCEAN:
AND AS WE MOVE THROUGH LIFE
TO FIND OUR PLACE IN THE CROWD
CHOIR:
SOME DON’T MAKE THE CUT
THAT’S CRYSTAL CLEAR-O
OCEAN:
OH YES, OH YES!
OH ISN’T SOMEONE KEEPING SCORE?
I’VE GOTTA SAY THIS OUT LOUD?
I MEAN
OCEAN AND CHOIR:
DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER ZERO?
OR ZERO?
OR ZERO?
OR ZERO?
OR ZERO?
OCEAN:
ADD ‘EM ALL UP AND YOU’LL STILL GET ZERO!
WHAT YOU REALLY NEED IS A FUTHER MUCKIN’ HERO!
CHOIR:
AND OH OH
OCEAN:
HE’LL NEVER LEARN TO READ!
CHOIR:
AND OH OH
OCEAN:
HE’S NEVER GONNA BREED!
CHOIR:
AND OH OH
OCEAN:
GOING TO JAIL GUARANTEED!
OCEAN AND CHOIR:
AND SHE’S A FREAKY MONSTER!
CHOIR:
Yes, there’s a problem!
OCEAN:
I’m the solution!
Darwin had a theory called?
CHOIR:
Evolution!
OCEAN:
He put it into words, but it’s plain to see
We need a little less of them
A little more of me!
RICKY/MISCHA:
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO KEEP IT ALL SPINNING AROUND
I’M THE MOVER, I’M THE SHAKER, I’M THE HEADLINE MAKER MMM, SHE GETS UP!
CONSTANCE/JANE/NOEL:
WE CAN’T ALL BE HEROES
NO!
MOST OF US?
ZERO-OHS
OCEAN (ad-libbing):
ME
ME ME
ME ME
ME ME
ME ME
OH OH
A LITTLE MORE OF ME!
RICKY/MISCHA:
SHE GETS UP!
OH WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO KEEP IT ALL SPINNIN’ AROUND
I’M THE MOVER I’M THE SHAKER I’M THE HEADLINE MAKER MMM, SHE GETS UP!
SHE GETS UP!
SOME STAY DOWN
CONSTANCE/JANE/NOEL:
WE CAN’T ALL BE HEROES
NO!
MOST OF US?
ZERO-OHS
SOME FLY HIGH
SHE GETS UP
SHE GETS UP
OCEAN:
I GET UP!
I GET UP!
CHORUS:
SOME STAY DOWN
OCEAN:
AND NO ONE’S GONNA TAKE ME DOWN
DOOOOWN!!!
(OCEAN who’s still in her button pose—atop a human pyramid of her classmates, looks down.)