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"Sooner or Later" is a song sung by Aunt Tempy in the film Song of the South. It was written by Ray Gilbert and Charles Wolcott.

A rewritten version was originally to have been featured in Disneyland's Splash Mountain in the "Burrow's Lament" scene prior to the drop, but would be replaced by a dark reprise of "Everybody's Got a Laughing Place". But the song can still be heard in the queue of the attraction.

Lyrics[]

Sooner or later you're gonna be comin' around,
I betcha, I betcha that I catch ya,
You wait and see.

Sooner or later you're gonna be hangin' around,
I betcha, I betcha if I catch ya,
You'll hear from me.

You're gonna knock on my door
You've done it before
Matter of factly, I don't know exactly when

But sooner or later you're gonna be hangin' around
And want my cookin' again.

You're gonna knock on my door [knock knock]
You've done it before [knock knock]
Matter of factly I expected you exactly then!

Cause sooner or later I know you'd be hangin' around
And want my cookin' again.

But you ain't gonna get it!

You and I said goodbye
With a friendly kiss
And though I'm not the surest kind,
I'm kinda sure of this:

Sooner or later you're gonna be comin' around,
I'll betcha, I betcha that I getcha,
You wait and see.

Sooner or later you'll wanna be hangin' around,
I letcha, I betcha if I letcha,
You'll baby me.

You're gonna knock on my door
You've done it before
Matter o'factly, I don't know exactly when

But sooner or later you're gonna be comin' around
And want my lovin' again.

[Verse 1]
Sooner or later that rabbit is gonna come home, (He's comin')
I betcha, I betcha that he'd get there,
You wait and see. (Will he, mama?)

Sooner or later Br'er Fox'll be letting him go,
I betcha, Br'er Rabbit's gonna get him,
You'll wait and see. (You'll wait and see)

He's gonna trick Old Br'er Fox
Get away while he talks
Matter of factly, I don't know exactly when

But sooner or later that rabbit is gonna come home (Gonna come home)
He's learned his lesson again.

He's gonna fool Old Br'er Bear
And escape from his lair (He is?)
Matter of factly, I don't know exactly when (Sooner or later?)

But sooner or later that rabbit is gonna come home (Gonna come home)
He's learned his lesson again

[Verse 2]
Sooner or later that rabbit is gonna come home, (He's comin')
I betcha, I betcha that he'd get there,
You wait and see. (Will he, mama?)

Sooner or later Br'er Fox'll be letting him go,
I betcha, Br'er Rabbit's gonna fool him,
You'll wait and see. (You'll wait and see)

He's gonna trick Old Br'er Fox
Get away while he talks
Matter of factly, I don't know exactly when

But sooner or later that rabbit is gonna come home (Gonna come home)
He's learned his lesson again.

He's gonna fool Old Br'er Bear (Yeah!)
And escape from his lair (He is?)
Matter of factly, I don't know exactly when (Sooner or later?)

But sooner or later that rabbit is gonna come home (Gonna come home)
He's learned his lesson again

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In the sheet music version of the song, the original lyrics spoke of love, unlike in the final version of the film where it focused on Aunt Tempy's cooking.


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Media
Films and Television: Song of the South (soundtrack) • One Hour in WonderlandThe Walt Disney Christmas ShowHouse of Mouse

Video Games: Mickey's Great Adventure in Tokyo DisneylandWalt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing TourVirtual Magic KingdomKinect: Disneyland AdventuresEpic Mickey 2: The Power of TwoDisneyland ExplorerDisney Infinity: 3.0 EditionDisney Tsum TsumDisney Magic KingdomsPlay Disney Parks App
Books: The Wonderful Tar BabyBrer Rabbit Rides the FoxBrer Fox and the Rabbit TrapBrer Rabbit's Laughing PlaceBrer Rabbit Painting Book

Disney Parks
Mickey Mouse RevueSplash MountainBeaver Brothers Explorer CanoesDisneyland RailroadWalt Disney World Railroad

Entertainment: Mickey's Gift of DreamsOnce Upon a Mouse
Parades: Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving OnDisney's Party ExpressJubilation!
Fireworks: Fantasy in the SkyRemember... Dreams Come TrueWorld of Color: Celebrate!
Spring: Disney's Easter WonderlandHippity Hoppity SpringtimeUsatama on the Run!
Halloween: Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade • Br'er Rabbit's Laughin' Place Candy Patch!
Christmas: Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade
Restaurants: Grandma Sara's KitchenRackety's Raccoon SaloonBrer BarThe Snackin' Place
Shops: The Briar PatchHoot & Holler HideoutProfessor Barnaby Owl's Photographic Art StudioSplashdown Photos

Characters
Song of the South: Br'er RabbitBr'er FoxBr'er BearMr. BluebirdUncle RemusJohnnyGinny FaversTobySallyGrandmother DoshyAunt TempyJohnMrs. FaversMr. FaversChloePearlNedJake and Joe FaversBullTeenchyBr'er TerrapinMiss PossumSis MolesHummingbird TrioBr'er FrogThe BeesButterfliesBr'er RaccoonSkunkySis PorcupinesThe Fishes

Splash Mountain: Professor Barnaby OwlBoothill BoysSwamp BoysBr'er GooseBr'er GatorBr'er PorcupineBr'er DogBr'er RoadrunnerTurtle DrumSinging GeeseSinging BullfrogsBr'er WormThe DonkeyFarming RabbitsPansy, Poppy, and PetuniaHitchhiking AlligatorHitchhiking Turtle and TurkeyBetsySis VixenSinging StorksColonel HoundstootheBr'er PigThe Laughin' Place BandBlossom-Nose MurphyBr'er ChickenSaddlesore SwansonLaughing TurtlesLittle WeaselsPlaintive PossumMother RabbitBatsCapt. AndyRiver Belle ChorusGeese Can-Can DancersTex RangerBelleBig DaddyCollegiate QuartetBr'er TurkeyBass FrogThe OwlBr'er OwlBeaver BrothersPhineas FireflyRackety RaccoonGrandma SaraZachariah MuskratJasper P. WoodchuckSis RaccoonBunny Bonnet TrioSis WeaselBr'er BeaverBr'er MouseRufus the BearOl' Gray MareBr'er DonkeyBr'er GoatForlorn FoxProspectorHound DogHippie StorkBr'er RattlesnakeBr'er Prairie DogBr'er Ground SquirrelDesert CrittersCatfishesSis FrogsMr. Mayor • Mabel • Annie Gator • Ol' Ben
Books: Molly CottontailMrs. FoxMrs. BearBr'er PossumBr'er WolfBr'er WeaselBr'er BuzzardMammy BammyDoc CraneKing LionAnnie and Fannie CottontailKubs and KlibsJunior BearBr'er StorkBr'er CrowBr'er SparrowMr. ManJaney MaloneGranny FoxMr. SheriffMr. DogKarel KatMiss MeadowsMiss TurkeyMiss SwanBr'er ElephantBr'er LionBr'er RoosterJudge OwlDeacon BeaverSis BunnySis GooseBr'er Turkey Buzzard • Nibbles • Kojinan Stad • KarlMrs. FrogSis CowBr'er BullRollo and Rover
Video Games: Shielded FrogDragonfliesAlligatorsVultures
Cameos and Crossover characters: HenryFive Bear RugsSammy the RaccoonErnestLiver Lips McGrowlShakerWendellGomerTeddi BarraThe Big Bad WolfLi'l Bad WolfThe Three Little PigsChip and DaleBambiEvil WitchWinnie the PoohOwlMadam Mim
Others: King Sun

Organizations
Rabbit Tales • Finest King Carrots • Mugg & Bean Coffee • Moving & Storage Company • Hercules Oats • Quilted Northern • Dry Goods • Provisions • Chattanooga Plow Comp. • Critter Elixir
Objects
Muskrat Moonshine
Songs
Original songs:Song of the SouthThat's What Uncle Remus SaidZip-a-Dee-Doo-DahWho Wants to Live Like That?Let the Rain Pour DownHow Do You Do?Sooner or LaterEverybody's Got a Laughing PlaceAll I Want

Splash Mountain:Burrow's Lament • Little Brown Jug • Shortenin' Bread • Polly Wolly Doodle • Froggy Went a Courtin' • Shoo Fly (Don't Bother Me) • Goober Peas • Camptown Races • Dixie • Swing Low Sweet Chariot • When Johnny Comes Marching Home • Comin' Round the Mountain • Ol' MacDonald • Skip to My Lou • Freight Train Blues • Wabash CannonballSt. James Infirmary • Tennessee Waltz • Show Me the Way to Go Home • Alabamy Bound • Down By the Riverside • My Old Kentucky Home • Blue Moon if Kentucky • Blue Ridge Mountain Blues • Carolina Moon • Deep River Blues • Goodnight Ladies • Honey Comb • Jailhouse Blues • Old Mill Stream • Salty Dog • Up a Lazy River • Tom Dooley • Oh, SusannaJohn Henry • Sixteen Tons • I've Been Working on the Railroad • When the Saints Go Marchin' In • You Are My Sunshine

Locations
GeorgiaCritter CountryBriar PatchChick-A-Pin HillThe Corn FieldThe Fishin' PlaceOld Mill PondThe Old Swimmin' HoleRainbow PondsRainbow HollowThe BurrowsCavernsDoo Dah LandingCritter CaveSlippin' FallsThe BarnBr'er Bear's caveCatfish BendBr'er Terrapin's HomeBr'er Goose's HomeBr'er Gator's HomeFowler's CellarCritter CountryRufus' CaveTackleBoat Rental • General Store • Dark Room • Pumpkin Patch • Turtle Ranch • Porcu Pines • Camp Alligator
Boats
Zip-A-Dee Lady
See Also
Disney Sing Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-DahTar BabyThe Laughing Place
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