All For You

[GERTRUDE]
I had a little trouble 'cause I grew a little tail
Well, it wasn't really little, it was absolutely giant!
And it really was attractive, but you never even noticed
So I felt a little silly even trying
Besides which, the tail is too heavy for normal flying

[HORTON]
(spoken)
Go on

[GERTRUDE]
(sung)
Well, when the hunters caught you, I could see that I'd been foolish
'Cause I couldn't even help you, no, I couldn't even fly!
And I got so very frightened 'cause I knew I had to save you
No one else was gonna go to all the labor
It was all up to me
All you had was your next door neighbor

[BIRD GIRLS]
So she ran to the doctor

[GERTRUDE]
The doctor named Dake

[BIRD GIRLS]
And she said

[GERTRUDE]
My tail has been a mistake!

[BIRD GIRLS]
And she said

[GERTRUDE]
Doctor Dake, I've been foolish and vain!
Pluck it out!
Get it off!
I won't do it again

[BIRD GIRLS]
Pluck, pluck, pluck

[GERTRUDE]
Ouch, it hurt a lot!

[BIRD GIRLS]
Pluck, pluck, pluck

[GERTRUDE]
Ooh, a tender spot!

[BIRD GIRLS]
Pluck, pluck, pluck

[GERTRUDE]
Just a one-feather tail

[GERTRUDE & BIRD GIRLS]
But suddenly
Gertrude could sail

[GERTRUDE]
I sailed on a junk, it was practically sunk
For you
I trampled through the trees full of furious bees
For you
I slogged through a fog
And a choking smog
Down a soggy slope
Through a stinking bog
While my grip was slipped
By a vicious dog!
For you!

I galloped through the snow in eleven below
For you
Yes, even though I knew I was catching the flu
For you!
Achoo!
And then came the hole
Where I caught my sole
And I rolled downhill
Out of all control
'Til I broke my fall
On a jagged shoal
For you!

[GERTRUDE & (BIRD GIRLS)]
All for you (All for you)
All for you (All for you)
There's nothing that I wouldn't, and I couldn't, and I haven't gone through!
I sprained my little toe and I hobbled like so
For you
Then came the hit and run but I staggered on one
For you
Now here I am, the worse for wear
And here you are, I'm here, you're there!

And maybe now you'll know I care for you!

Oh yeah, and Horton? One more thing

It took me seven weeks
But I found your clover
Too

[BIRD GIRLS]
Ooh!