Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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It's Whatcha Do With Whatcha Got · Ken Carson/The Disney Chorus

So Dear To My Heart

℗ 1948 Walt Disney Pictures

Composer Lyricist: Don Raye/Gene DePaul

The Owl:
It's whatcha D-O-do
With whatcha got that counts, yes sir!
It's whatcha do with whatcha got

The Birds: And never mind how much you got

The Owl:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got

All:
That pays off in the end

The Owl:
You've gotta start with whatcha got
If whatcha got ain't such a lot
To make the most of whatcha got
Here's what I recommend
You start by a-tryin' and applyin' your best

The Birds:
If you try, there ain't no denyin'

The Owl:
There's a way to feather your nest, Hey!

The Birds:
You gotta add how whatcha do

All:
And multiply by whatcha do
You think you can't win
But you do
And you get back dividends

The Animals:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
And never mind how much you got
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
That pays off in the end

The Owl:
It's the means you apply-eth
That raises your stock
Look what David did to Goliath
With a little old hunk of rock

The Birds:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
And never mind how much you got
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
That pays off in the end

The Owl:
Now, looky here, son, stop a-sittin'
Gettin' somewhere takes some gettin'
You can't sit and 'spect to get it
Now, the road to fame takes muscle
Lots of work and lots of hustle
So start right in and hit it

The Birds:
Now, if at first you don't succeed
A lot of spunk is what you need
Or someone else will take the lead
So try, try, try again

The Owl:
Just get up when you fall down
And don't be forlorn
Look how Joshua busted that wall down
Will a little old measly horn

All:
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
And never mind just how much you got
It's whatcha do with whatcha got
That pays off in the end
That pays off in the end