Eeyore - Just say, Yes I Can (Alternate Universe Version)
"Yes, I Can'" is a song from the Welcome to Pooh Corner Cable TV series which premiered in 1983 on the Disney Channel (which was also that channel's inaugural season). The song was written by the Academy Award-winning songwriting duo of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman . The Sherman Brothers also wrote the majority of famous Winnie the Pooh songs including songs like, "The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers" and "Heffalumps and Woozles " from the 1960s. In 2000 , the Sherman Brothers also famously wrote the score to The Tigger Movie .
Song Placement [ ]
New episodes played from 1983-1986 in the first run. Reruns continued to air until 1997. The Sherman Brothers wrote five songs, one for each of the major characters to sing, repeatedly each week. A storyline would "belong" to one character and at the end of an episode, the appropriate character would sing his "lesson song".
About the song [ ]
"Just Say, 'Yes I Can'" is sung by Eeyore as his personal "theme song" specifically for this show. In it, Eeyore explains his philosophy of life: No matter what the obstacle may be, it's important to have a positive attitude toward the task at hand.
Lyrics [ ]
When there's a hill
I have to climb
Although it seems too high
I hide my doubt
And start right out
And here's the reason why
I won't say no
I won't say can't
I won't say I won't try
I just say yes I can
And I get there by and by
I just say yes I can
And I get there by and by
When something new
Looks hard to do
I'm not afraid to start
I just begin
And lose or win
I try with all my heart
I won't say no
I won't say can't
I won't say I won't try
I just say yes I can
And I do it by and by
I just say yes I can
And I do it by and by
I won't say maybe
I won't say no, not I
I may be slow
But this I know
I'm not afraid to give it a try
Give it a try, give it a great big try
So every time
Ya seek a prize
That seems too hard to win
The hardest part
Is how to start
Stop worryin'
Just begin
And don't say no
And don't say can't
And don't say I won't try
Just say yes I can
And ya just might win that prize
Just say yes I can
Cause a winner always tries
Eeyore : Thanks for singin' along with me.
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Songs
Movie Songs
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: "Winnie the Pooh " • "Up, Down, Touch the Ground " • "Rumbly in My Tumbly " • "Little Black Rain Cloud " • "Mind Over Matter " • "A Rather Blustery Day " • "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers " • "Heffalumps and Woozles " • "Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down " • "Hip-Hip-Hooray! "
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh: "I Am Not Afraid " • "I Wanna Scare Myself "
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin: "Forever & Ever " • "Adventure is a Wonderful Thing " • "If It Says So " • "Wherever You Are " • "Everything is Right "
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving: "Hooray, Hooray! " • "Berrily We Roll Along " • "Our Thanksgiving Day " •
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving: "Seasons of Giving "
The Many Songs of Winnie the Pooh: "It Really Was a Woozle, Yes it Was "
Sing a Song with Pooh Bear: "Kanga Roo Hop " • "Harvest What You Grow " • "My Song "
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You: "Girls are Like Boys " • "When the Love Bug Bites " • "Places in the Heart "
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year: "Jingle Bells " • "Snow Snows " • "Happy Pooh Year " • "Hunny, No Not For Me " • "Auld Lang Syne "
The Tigger Movie: "Someone Like Me " • "Whoop-de-Dooper Bounce " • "Lull-a-Bee " • "Round My Family Tree " • "How to Be a Tigger " • "Your Heart Will Lead You Home "
Piglet's Big Movie: "If I Wasn't So Small " • "A Mother's Intuition " • "With a Few Good Friends " • "Sing-Ho (For the Life of a Bear) " • "The More It Snows (Tiddely-Pom) " • "The More I Look Inside " • "Comforting to Know "
Springtime With Roo: "We're Huntin' Eggs Today " • "Sniffley Sniff " • "Easter Day With You " • "The Way It Must Be Done "
Pooh's Heffalump Movie: "Little Mr. Roo " • "The Horribly Hazardous Heffalumps " • "The Name Game " • "Shoulder to Shoulder " • "In the Name of the Hundred Acre Wood/What Do You Do? "
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie: "Trick 'R Treating With Our Friends " • "Brave Together "
Winnie the Pooh: "The Tummy Song " • "A Very Important Thing to Do " • "The Winner Song " • "The Backson Song " • "It's Gonna Be Great " • "Everything is Honey " • "Pooh's Finale " • "So Long "
Christopher Robin: "Goodbye, Farewell " • "Busy Doing Nothing " • "Christopher Robin "
Television Songs
Welcome to Pooh Corner: "Welcome to Pooh Corner Theme Song " • "Try a Little Something New " • "The Right Side " • "Yes, I Can " • "You're the Only You " • "I Hum to Myself " • "Please and Thank You " • "Responsible Persons " • "You're the One and Only One " • "Welcome to Pooh Corner Ending Theme "
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: "Pooh Bear " • "'Cause It's Make Believe " • "The Floating Song " • "Nothing's Too Good for a Friend " • "Under the Bed " • "I Don't Have A Name " • "King of the Beasties " • "The End " • "Pirates is What We'll Be " • "Tigger the Private Ear is Here "
The Book of Pooh: "Everyone Knows He's Winnie the Pooh " • "Goodbye for Now " • "Your Best Wishes " • "On the Double " • "Who is Me " • "Think, Think, Think " • "A Day in the Life of a Pooh " • "What Piglets Are " • "I Watch for Signs " • "We're Making a Cake " • "If I Could Be Big " • "Isn't That Funny? " • "Everyone Wants a Valentine " • "That's What We Do " • "Keep it Simple " • "Have You Got a Book For Me? " • "Give It a Try " • "On Your Way Back Home " • "The Birdbird Song " • "Nightmare Wranglers " • "Carry On " • "What's Your Name, River " • "Where Do Words Go? " • "Under a Spelling Bee's Spell " • "Adventure " • "Stripey McSnarl Always Gets His Man " • "Mental Altitude " • "I Want to Know Everything Now " • "Happy Tailiversary " • "Get Growin' " • "Tigger's Lullaby " • "Perfect Party " • "If We Were Talkin' " • "Someone New to Meet " • "My Hero " • "Broken Friendships " • "Do the Roo " • "Call Me Buck-a-Roo " • "At Chez Piglet " • "Nothing Ever Happens " • "Too Much Honey " • "Lost in a Book "
My Friends Tigger and Pooh: "My Friends Tigger & Pooh Theme " • "A Few Simple Rules " • "Bouncin' " • "The Grass is Greenier " • "The Password Song " • "Underneath the Same Sky " • "One Big Happy Family " • "Think, Think, Think " • "The Question Song " • "Floating in a Cloud " • "Different Can Be Good " • "The Little Things You Do " • "There's a Party " • "No More Fun In the Snow " • "Butterflies " • "What Makes a Pony a Pony " • "When We Work Together " • "Christmas Comes Tomorrow " • "Time to Go (On a Trek Through the Snow) " • "Snowman Song "
Playdate with Winnie the Pooh: "Playdate with Winnie the Pooh " • "Try a Tricycle " • "Get Your Bounces Out " • "Something Wonderful " • "Nothing Is Something " • "Hide and Seek " • "Brand New Colors " • "Friendship Helps Us Fly " • "Don't Give Up " • "Side to Side " • "Waiting for Fun " • "You're My Best Friend " • "Brand New Game " • "You Might Like It " • "Think, Think " • "Story Song " • "The Hundred Acre Hop " • "Best Sleepover Ever " • "Good Goodbye " • "Lemonade " • "You're Special "
Miscellaneous: "Luv-a-bye " • "Playtime Song " • "Learning Song " • "Friendship Song " • "Snug as a Bear Can Be " • "The Scrapbook Song " • "Pooh for President "