Cruella De Vil (song)

"Cruella De Vil" is written by Mel Leven, is a song featured in the 1961 Disney-produced animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians and its live-action remake. In the film, it is written by Roger Radcliffe who had just finished the melody for the song and was inspired by Cruella's name to make the song about her.

It was first performed by Bill Lee as the singing voice of Roger Radcliffe, a character from the movie. It has been re-recorded by Dr. John, Lalaine, Hayden Panettiere, and Selena Gomez for various releases in the DisneyMania album series. Additionally, The Mad Hatter sang the song in a game of Musical Chairs at Disneyland but instead changed a number of the "Cruella De Vil's" to "Alice De Vil" to criticize his friend.

Movie Version
Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil

If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

To see her is to take a sudden chill

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

The curl of her lips

The ice in her stare

All innocent children had better beware

She's like a spider waiting for the kill

Look out for Cruella De Vil

At first you think Cruella is a devil

But after time has worn away the shock

You come to realize

You've seen her kind of eyes

Watching you from underneath a rock!

This vampire bat

This inhuman beast

She ought to be locked up and never released

The world was such a wholesome place until

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

(In some of them, the last two verses are repeated)

In 102 Dalmatians, another version was sung:

Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil

Just hearing her name

Used to make you feel ill

Now suddenly she's drippin' with good will

can this be Cruella De Vil

A heartwarmin' laugh

Instead of a scream

she's practically human or so it would seem

as playful as a puppy in the snow

that's not the Cruella we know

Oh, remember when she lived just to be rotten

How she loved to frighten the little tots

Who thought she could be kind

Respectful and refined

has the lady really changed her spots?

oh lord

Oooooh, Cruella De Vil

Now check this out, you know what

she gave up her bark but will she still bite

What's wrong with this picture?, it doesn't look right unfortunately only time will tell

If Cruella, I mean, Ella

is from heaven or hell

ooh yeah

Selena Gomez's Version
Oooh, ooh oh oh, oooh oh

Look out for Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil

If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

To see her is to take a sudden chill

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

The curl of her lips

The ice in her stare

All innocent children had better beware

She's like a spider waiting for the kill

Look out for Cruella De Vil

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

To see her is to take a sudden chill

Cruella De Vil

Oooh, ooh oh oh, oooh oh

This vampire bat

This inhumane beast

She 'outta be locked up and never released

This world was such a wholesome place until

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

Yeah!

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

To see her is to take a sudden chill

Cruella De Vil

Oooh, ooh oh oh, oooh oh

(Oooh oh, oooh oh. oooh oh. oooh oh)

At first you think Cruella is a devil

But after time has worn away the shock

You come to realize

You've seen her kind of eyes

Watching you from underneath a rock!

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

To see her is to take a sudden chill

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

Cruella, Cruella De Vil

To see her is to take a sudden chill

Cruella De Vil

Oooh, ooh oh oh, oooh oh (Cruella De Vil!)

Oooh, ooh oh oh, oooh oh (Cruella De Vil!)

Oooh, ooh oh oh, oooh oh

Look out for Cruella De Vil