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Lyrics
Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka
Won’t you help me please
I’m afraid that I might fall
For my eyes and knees
Have grown frail behind this wall
Let me come to you
Though it appears I’ve lost my pep
But as the ancient relic read
In the Tao of Ching it’s said
A journey of a thousand miles
Begins with just one step
Beyond this door’s a Factory
Begat from just a bean
Beyond this door
Surprises in store
But it must be believed to be seen
Beyond this door’s invention
Where mind meets with machine
Beyond these gates
Astonishment waits
But it must be believed to be seen
No magic spells or potions
Forswear legerdemain
My kingdom’s created from notions
All swelling inside of my brain
Beyond this door’s a banquet
Of Wonka made cuisine
A lucky few
Will get to pas through
But it must be believed to be seen
Beyond this door is music
Come dance betwixt and between
Beyond this waltz
Is a world without faults
But it must be believed to be seen
Beyond this door’s a puzzle
You’ll find out what I mean
Beyond this gate
Is the world I create
But it must be believed to be seen
Despite the man seen at these doors
My childhood home was bland like yours
But I knew how to look to find
A world that wasn’t colour-blind
Let’s hope that you’re a bit like me As you walk through my factory
For in the end there’s quite a prize
If you can see with more than eyes
Golden ticket winners!
Gloop, Teavee, Beauregarde, Salt…
Bucket!
Your life’s about to change now
So don’t get left behind
Do things appear quite strange now?
Imagine the wonders you’ll find
Beyond this door is chocolate
So tasty, It’s obscene!
So follow me for I guarantee
That this world I’ve conceived
And all I’ve achieved
But it must be believed
To be seen
Do come in