Rules are Made for a Reason

"Rules are Made for a Reason" is a song from the Johnny and the Sprites episode "The Sprites' Rules." It is performed bby John Tartaglia as Johnny, Heather Asch as Root, Leslie Carrara as Ginger, Tim Lagasse as Basil and Carmen Osbahr as Lily, though Root has no individual lines and only sings with the group. In the story, the Sprites are having trouble with rules and Johnny helps them to understand that rules only work if they're created for a good reason.

Lyrics
Johnny: A rule is an important hing That helps you through your day To not have rules, in fact, would be quite silly They let you know that sometimes you should act a certain way But rules should not be made up willy-nilly

Lily: ''Willy Nilly? Who's Willy Nilly?''

Johnny: ''No, Lily. That just means that rules are made for a reason.''

Lily: Rules are made for a reason?

Johnny: Yeah! What if we made a rule Whenever the clock strikes two Everyone must act like a cow And scream out a great big "moo!"?

Sprites: Moo!

Johnny: Sounds like a good idea A two o'clock moo-- why not? But mooing's very loud, my friends And guess what you forgot

Sprites: What?

Johnny: Rules are made for a reason

Sprites: Moo!

Johnny: They're not just made for fun

Sprites: Moo!

Johnny: Rules are made for a reason

Sprites: Moo!

Johnny: And here's an excellent one Rules are made for a reason No need to make a big fuss For rules are made for a reason The good of all of us

Ginger: What if we made a rule Whenever we see some plants We stop whatever we're doing And do a big antenna dance, whee

Lily: Or whenever we see a fuzzie We give him a squishy hug, squish

Basil: Or whenever someone says "hello" We have to jitterbug, ha!

Sprites: Oh, rules are made for a reason

Ginger: Whee!

Sprites: They're not just made for fun

Lily: Squish!

Sprites: Rules are made for a reason

Basil: Ha!

Sprites: And here's an excellet one

Johnny and the Sprites: Rules are made for a reason No need to make a big scene

Johnny: For rules are made for a reason

Sprites: I know just what you mean

Lily: Though you might think a rule is nice for you

Ginger: Rules should work for all the others, too

Basil: So from now on, this day forth And for all days hence We'll work out rules together And make sure they all make sense

Sprites: Yeah! Rules are made for a reason

Johnny: Moo

Sprites: They're not just made for fun

Johnny: Whee!

Sprites: Rules are made for a reason

Johnny: Squish

Sprites: And here's an excellent one Rules are made for a reason

Johnny: Ha!

Sprites: No need to doubt or discuss

Johnny and the Sprites: For rules are made for a reason

Johnny: Shh!

Johnny and the Sprites: Rules are made for a reason Rules are made for a reason The good of all of us Moo!