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♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ WITH A BRIGHT COLORED EASTER EGG SKY
♪ AND AN EASTER PARADE KIND OF FEELIN'
♪ WHEN THE OLD EASTER BUNNY COMES BY.
♪ EASTER EGGS PAINTED JUST LIKE A RAINBOW
♪ CHOCOLATE BUNNIES WITH FUNNY LONG EARS
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
♪ LITTLE GIRLS WITH THEIR PINK EASTER BONNETS
♪ LITTLE BOYS ALL DRESSED UP EASTER BLUE
♪ THERE'S A NEST WITH AN EASTER EGG ON IT
♪ AND A BASKET ALL SHINY AND NEW
♪ IT'S A MAGICAL, WONDERFUL FEELIN'
♪ THAT'LL MAKE ALL THE CLOUDS DISAPPEAR
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
♪ THERE'S A NEST WITH AN EASTER EGG ON IT
♪ IN A BASKET ALL SHINY AND NEW
♪ IT'S A MAGICAL, WONDERFUL FEELIN'
♪ THAT'LL MAKE ALL THE CLOUDS DISAPPEAR
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY
♪ OF THE YEAR.
Bobby Goldsboro: AH, EASTER EGG MORNING
THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
DID YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THE EASTER BUNNY
GETS ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL EGGS HE DELIVERS?
DID YOU EVER WONDER WHAT EASTER MIGHT BE LIKE
WITHOUT THOSE EGGS?
THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW PICASSO SPEEDY COTTONTAIL
LEARNED AN IMPORTANT LESSON
AND WHY THIS YEAR HE'LL STILL DELIVER EGGS.
OUR STORY BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF BARNYARD, U.S.A.
EVERYTHING SEEMS PEACEFUL
UNTIL WE LOOK INSIDE THE CHICKEN COOP.
( cluckling )
"EASTER BUNNY PREPARES FOR BIG DAY."
HMM!
THE EASTER BUNNY SAYS IT'S AN AWFULLY TOUGH JOB
PAINTING ALL THESE EGGS AND DELIVERING THEM EVERY YEAR
"BUT KIDS ALL OVER THE WORLD DEPEND ON ME
SO I DON'T MIND ALL THE HARD WORK."
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HARD WO IS!
THE HARD PART IS LAYING ALL THESE EGGS
AND GATHERING THEM.
WITHOUT OUR EGGS, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY EASTER.
RIGHT, GIRLS?
( clucking )
I THINK IT'S TIME WE GOT A LITTLE RECOGNITION
FOR THE WORK WE DO.
I SAY IF THE EASTER BUNNY WON'T GIVE US ANY CREDIT
THEN WE WON'T GIVE HIM ANY EGGS.
( clucking )
( horn honks )
♪ BLUE SKIES ABOVE ME EVERYBODY LOVES ME
♪ I AM SPEEDY COTTONTAIL
♪ THERE'S NO EASTER WITHOUT ME THEY SING SONG ABOUT ME
♪ HOPPIN' DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL
♪ BUT WHEN YOU GOT TO CARRY MILLIONS OF EGGS
♪ IT GETS A LITTLE *** THE LEGS
♪ IT MAY LOOK KIND OF FUNNY
ś BUT THIS EASTER BUNNY LIKES TO RIDE.
( honking )
♪ OVER LAND, OVER RIVER, I ALWAYS DELIVER
♪ TO CHILDREN ALL AROUND THE WORLD
♪ I'M THEIR AMIGO, FRIEND AND A HERO
♪ TO EVERY SINGLE BOY AND GIRL
♪ BUT WHEN YOU GOT TO GO A MILLION MILES
♪ YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO IN STYLE
♪ IT MAY LOOK KIND OF FUNNY
♪ BUT THIS EASTER BUNNY LIKES TO RIDE.
( honking )
♪ I LOVE TO RIDE WHEN MORNING'S JUST BEGUN
♪ BRINGIN' IN A SUNNY DAY
♪ DRIVIN' ALONG, SINGIN' A SONG
♪ AND MEETIN' FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.
HEY, IT'S THE EASTER BUNNY.
OH, IT'S SPEEDY COTTONTAIL.
( horn honks )
♪ WHEN YOU GOT TO GO A MILLION MILES
♪ YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO IN STYLE
♪ IT MAY LOOK KIND OF FUNNY
♪ BUT THIS EASTER BUNNY LIKES TO RIDE.
( honking )
( honking )
HELLO, OWLBERT.
YES, IT'S ME, THE ONE AND ONLY SPEEDY COTTONTAIL--
ARTIST AND WORLD TRAVELLER LOVED BY ALL.
GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE STILL AS HUMBLE AS EVER.
HELLO, LADIES.
WELL, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR.
TIME FOR THE MASTER ARTIST TO DISPLAY HIS TALENTS TO THE WORLD.
SO YOU JUST LOAD THESE EGGS ONTO THE TRUCK
THEN I'LL BE ON MY WAY.
( clucking )
JUST A MINUTE, MR. COTTONTAIL.
WE LADIES HAVE BEEN TALKING AND WE DECIDED, IT'S TIME.
WE GOT A LITTLE CREDIT, TOO.
CREDIT?
FOR WHAT, HENRIETTA?
CREDIT FOR THE WORK WE DO
AND FOR MAKING SURE EASTER COMES EVERY YEAR.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT RABBITS DON'T LAY EGGS
WITHOUT THEM--
YOU'D HAVE NOTHING TO PAINT OR DELIVER.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IT'S NOT THE EGGS
IT'S MY UNIQUE PAINTING ON THEM MAKES EASTER SPECIAL
AND THAT I ALWAYS MAKE MY DELIVERIES ON TIME.
WELL, MR. COTTONTAIL
YOU CAN JUST GET YOUR EGGS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SUIT YOURSELVES, LADIES.
I CAN GET EGGS ANYWHERE.
I'M SPEEDY COTTONTAIL THE EASTER BUNNY
AND EVERYBODY LOVES ME.
( engine starts )
LADIES!
LET ME HAVE YOUR ATTENTION.
HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO PAINT THESE EGGS?
AND WHY CAN'T I DELIVER THEM?
WHY LET THE EASTER BUNNY HAVE ALL THE GLORY?
WHY, I MIGHT EVEN THINK I'M A STAR.
♪ I'M GONNA BE FAMOUS WHEN EASTER COMES THIS YEAR
♪ WHEN THEY SEE THE EASTER CHICKEN
♪ THEY'LL ALL STAND UP AND CHEER
♪ I'M GONNA BE FAMOUS WHEN THEY SEE MY EASTER EGGS
♪ THEY'LL PUT ME IN THE MOVIES
♪ WHEN THEY GET A LOOK AT THESE LEGS
♪ THE WORLD WILL BE ASTOUNDED AT ALL THE EGGS I'VE LAID
♪ I'LL BE THE GRANDEST CHICKEN IN THE EASTER PARADE
♪ I'M GONNA BE FAMOUS EVERYWHERE I GO
♪ I'M SURE THEY'LL WANT TO SIGN ME UP FOR MY OWN TV SHOW
♪ THERE'LL BE NO SPEEDY COTTONTAIL
♪ WHEN EASTER COMES AROUND
♪ ON EVERY EASTER BASKET, CHOCOLATE CHICKENS WILL BE FOUND
♪ I'M GONNA BE FAMOUS WHEN EASTER COMES THIS YEAR.
( clucking )
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, LET'S GET TO WORK.
START PAINTING THOSE EGGS,
AND I'LL START MAPPING OUT MY ROUTE.
WE'LL SHOW MR. COTTONTAIL THAT WE DON'T NEED HIM AT ALL.
Goldsboro: HENRIETTA AND ALL THE HENS GET TO WORK.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
THE EASTER BUNNY WON'T BE DELIVERING THE EGGS.
AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT THEY THINK
MEANWHILE, THE EASTER BUNNY DRIVES DEEPER AND DEEPER
INTO THE FOREST LOOKING FOR EGGS.
HE DRIVES PAST A DEEP, DARK HOLE
STOPS THE TRUCK AND LOOKS IN.
OH, BOY, THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY.
EVERYBODY LOVES ME
AND THEY'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE ME ALL THE EGGS I WANT.
HELLO?
ANYBODY HOME?
YES. WHO IS IT?
IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY SPEEDY COTTONTAIL, THE EASTER BUNNY.
WOULD YOU MIND IF I BORROWED A FEW YOUR EGGS FOR EASTER?
I'M RUNNING SHORT.
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
COME INSIDE.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
WELL, I'M KIND OF IN A HURRY.
♪ STAY A WHILE AND VISIT
♪ YOU MUST BE VERY TIRED
♪ I WILL FIX SOME LUNCH FOR YOU
♪ WHATEVER YOU DESIRE
♪ THE FAMOUS EASTER BUNNY
♪ HAS TO HOP AND JUMP
♪ YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP YOUR STRENGTH UP
♪ SO I'LL MAKE YOU NICE AND PLUMP
♪ A GREAT BIG BOWL OF CARROTS
♪ RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES
♪ AND FOR DESSERT, YOU'RE GONNA GET
♪ A VERY BIG SURPRISE
♪ I'M REALLY NOT THAT HUNGRY
♪ I'VE LOST MY APPETITE
♪ IT SURE LOOKS GOOD
♪ BUT I JUST COULDN'T EAT ANOTHER BITE
♪ BUT I HAVEN'T HAD MY LUNCH YET
♪ MY TUMMY'S RECOGNIZIN'
♪ AND A BIG, FAT BUNNY RABBIT
♪ SOUNDS EXTREMELY APPETIZIN'
♪ I'VE GOT THE PERFECT THING TO TAKE MY PLACE
♪ HOW ABOUT A BOWL OF CARROTS
ś IN YOUR FACE!
( Cottontail laughs )
( Cottontail laughs )
( Cottontail laughs )
Goldsboro: AFTER THAT NARROW ESCAPE
THE EASTER BUNNY'S THINKING
IT'S NOT AS EASY AS HE THOUGHT
TO FIND EASTER EGGS.
HE DRIVES EVEN DEEPER INTO THEOREST
UNTIL HE COMES TO A PLACE IN THE SWAMP.
HEARS SOMEONE SNORING, AND INVESTIGATES.
HE PULLS BACK A BUSH, AND THERE ON A RED CARPET
SURROUNDED BY WHITE POSTS ARE DOZENS OF EGGS.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL EGGS
AND THEY AREN'T SNAKE EGGS.
HELLO!
( echoing: ) HELLO!
SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE ASLEEP INSIDE THIS CAVE.
I KNOW. I'LL TAKE SOME EGGS
AND LEAVE A NOTE EXPLAINING EVERYTHING.
WHOEVER LIVES HERE WON'T MIND
BECAUSE I'M THE EASTER BUNNY EVERYBODY LOVES ME.
WHOA!
THE CARPET'S MOVING!
WHOA!
THESE ARE BABY ALLIGATORS
AND THIS IS NO CARPET, IT'S A TONGUE.
AND THOSE AREN'T FENCE POSTS. THEY'RE TEETH.
WHOA!
THIS IS GOING TO BE TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT.
Goldsboro: THINGS AREN'T GOING VERY WELL FOR THE EASTER BUNNY
EASTER'S GETTING CLOSER EVERY MINUTE
LET'S GO CHECK ON HENRIETTA AND THE OTHER HENS.
( clucking )
THAT LOOKS AWFUL.
YOU GOT TOO MUCH RED ON THAT ONE.
WELL, LOOK AT YOURS.
WHOEVER HEARD OF A POLKA-DOTTED EASTER EGG?
( bawk )
LADIES, SETTLE DOWN.
IT'S JUST NO USE.
AS MUCH AS I HATE TO ADMIT IT
THE EASTER BUNNY'S RIGHT.
HE IS AN ARTIST
AND I COULDN'T DELIVER ALL THESE EGGS.
I'D BE LOST IN NO TIME.
BESIDES, THEY LOOK AWFUL.
Goldsboro: IT LOOKS LIKE THE HENS ARE HAVING TROUBLE
LIKE THE EASTER BUNNY
TRYING TO MAKE SURE EASTER COMES.
OWERT HAS BEEN LISTENING TO THE HENS ARGUING
SO HE DECIDES TO FIND SPEEDY COTTONTAIL.
OWLBERT FLIES DEEP INTO THE FOREST
UNTIL FINALLY HE SPOTS THE EASTER EGGSPRESS EMPTY.
HE LANDS ON A LIMB ABOVE THE TRUCK
AND WATCHES.
SPEEDY HAS JUST STOPPED
AT A TALL STRANGE-LOOKING HOE.
HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR THEN JUMPS AWAY
IN CASE SOMETHING ELSE TRIES TO GET HIM.
Voice: WHO'S THERE?
IT'S, SPEEDY COTTONTAIL THE EASTER BUNNY.
I'M RUNNING SHORT ON EASTER EGGS THIS YEAR,
AND WONDERED IF YOU'D PART WITH YOURS.
WELL, I GUESS I CAN LET YOU VE ONE.
JUST GO OUT BACK AND GET IT.
ONE EGG?
SHE CAN ONLY LET ME HAVE ONE EGG?
WELL, THAT'S ONE MORE THAN I'VE GOTTEN SO FAR.
I WONDER WHERE THE EGGS ARE.
MUST BE BEHIND THESE BIG ROCKS.
WAIT! THIS IS NO ROCK. IT'S AN EGG--
AN OSTRICH EGG.
WELL, IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
( struggles )
WHEW! MADE IT!
( *** )
( *** )
( *** )
( *** )
IT'S NO USE.
I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT THE HENS ARE RIGHT.
WITHOUT THEIR EGGS, I'M JUST ANOTHER RABBIT.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE NOT DOING TO WELL
AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
TOMORROW'S EASTER, YOU DON'T HAVE A SINGLE EGG.
I WISH I COULD APOLOGIZE TO THE HENS,
BUT THEY PROBABLY WON'T SPEAK TO ME.
OH, I THINK IF YOU TELL THEM, THEY'LL LISTEN.
♪ HOW DO YOU LET SOMEONE KNOW THAT YOU NEED THEM
♪ WHEN YOU'VE NEVER SHOWN THEM BEFORE?
♪ AND HOW DO YOU LET SOMEONE KNOW THAT YOU LOVE THEM
♪ WHEN YOU'VE NEVER TOLD THEM BEFORE?
♪ THINK OF THE TIMES THAT YOU TOOK THEM FOR GRANTED
♪ AND NEVER LET YOUR FEELINGS SHOW
♪ WELL, IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM HOW WOULD THEY KNOW?
♪ SOMETIMES IT'S NICE JUST TO HEAR SOMEONE SAY
♪ YOU SURE DID A GOOD JOB TODAY
♪ AND ONCE IN A WHILE, A SMILE'S NOT ENOUGH
♪ WHEN THERE'S SO MANY THINGS YOU CAN SAY
♪ EVERYONE WANTS TO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE NEEDED
♪ BUT SOMETIMES THEY DON'T LET IT SHOW
♪ WELL, IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM HOW WILL THEY KNOW?
♪ SOMETIMES WE FORGET AND TREAT THEM UNKIND
♪ BUT GOOD FRIENDS ARE SPECIAL AND SO HARD TO FIND
♪ AND TO SAY I LOVE YOU WOULD BE EASY TO DO ś
♪ IF YOU TRY
♪ SO COULD I
Goldsboro: THE EASTER BUNNY JUMPS TO THE EASTER EGGSPRESS
AND ROARS BACK TO THE CHICKEN COOP
TO TELL THE HENS HE NEEDS THEM.
MEANWHILE, THE HENS ARE REALIZING
THEY NEED THE EASTER BUNNY, TOO.
♪ HOW DYOU LET SOMEONE SEE THAT YOU NEED HIM
♪ WHEN YOU'VE NEVER SHOWN HIM BEFORE?
♪ THINK OF THE TIMES THAT WE TOOK HIM FOR GRANTED
♪ AND NEVERET OUR FEELINGS SHOW
♪ IF WE DON'T TELL HIM HOW WILL HE KNOW?
♪ HE THINKS HE'S SO COOL IN H EASTER EGG SUIT
♪ BUT HE SURE IS AN ARTIST
♪ AND WE THINK HE'S CUTE
♪ AND TO TELL HIM WE NEED HIM IS EASY
♪ IF LOVE IS THE KEY WHY DON'T WE?
♪ EVERYONE WANTS TO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE NEEDED
♪ BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T SNOW
♪ IF WE DON'T TELL THEM HOW WOULD THEY KNOW?
♪ IF WE DON'T TELL THEM
♪ HOW WILL THEY KNOW?
LADIES, YOU WERE RIGHT.
WITHOUT YOUR EGGS, I'M JUST ANOTHER COOL BUNNY.
OH I'LL ADMIT, I'M A GREAT ARTIST
BUT WITHOUT YOUR EGGS, THERE'S NO EASTER.
SPEEDY, IT'S NOT OUR EGGS THAT ME EASTER.
IT'S YOUR SPECIAL WAY OF PAINTING THEM,
AND NO ONE COULD DELIVER ALL THOSE EGGS
EXCEPT YOU.
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS THAT TO MAKE EASTER SPECIAL
IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK FROM EVERYBODY.
YOU CAN GET MORE THINGS DONE WORKING TOGETHER
THAN WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
NOW, IF MY WAT IS CORRECT
EASTER IS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY.
YOU'D BETTER SEE JUST HOW GOOD YOU ALL CAN WORK TOGETHER
OR THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MIGHTY DISSAPPOINTED CHILDREN.
Goldsboro: THE EASTER BUNNY'S EYES LIGHT UP, AND HE'S IN ACTION.
HE IS A BLUR AS HE PAINTS 20, 30, 40 EGGS AT A TIME.
EACH ONE DIFFERENT FROM THE REST.
MEANWHILE, THE HENS HAVE AN ASSEMBLY LINE GOING
PASSING THE EGGS TO EACH OTHER
AND ADDING THE TRUCK.
THE HUGE PILE OF EGGS DWINDLES
WHILE THE EASTER EGGSPRESS FILLS.
AS THE EASTER BUNNY FINISHES THE LAST EGG
HE'S MOVING SO FAST, BEFORE HE REALIZES IT
HE'S PAINTED THE FRONT OF OWLBERT LIKE AN EASTER EGG.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, OWLBERT.
OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, SPEEDY.
THAT TIE WAS A LITTLE BUSY ANYWAY.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, EVERYBODY.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.
I'D BTTER GET GOING.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
( engine starts )
BYE, SPEEDY.
SO LONG, PICASSO.
( bawk )
♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ WITH A BRIGHT COLORED EASTER EGG SKY
♪ AND AN EASTER PARADE KIND OF FEELIN'
♪ WHEN THE OLD EASTER BUNNY COMES BY.
♪ EASTER EGGS PAINTED JUST LIKE A RAINBOW
♪ CHOCOLATE BUNNIES WITH FUNNY LONG EARS
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
♪ LITTLE GIRLS WITH THEIR PINK EASTER BONNETS
♪ LITTLE BOYS ALL DRESSED UP EASTER BLUE
♪ THERE'S A NEST WITH AN EASTER EGG ON IT
♪ AND A BASKET ALL SHINY AND NEW
♪ IT'S A MAGICAL, WONDERFUL FEELIN'
♪ THAT'LL MAKE ALL THE CLOUDS DISAPPEAR
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
♪ THERE'S A NEST WITH AN EASTER EGG ON IT
♪ IN A BASKET ALL SHINY AND NEW
♪ IT'S A MAGICAL, WONDERFUL FEELIN'
♪ THAT'LL MAKE ALL THE CLOUDS DISAPPEAR
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR
♪ WHEN YOU WAKE UP ON EASTER EGG MORNIN'
♪ IT'S THE HAPPIEST DAY
♪ OF THE YEAR.
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