Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music: Mark Mancina/Lin-Manuel Miranda
Well, Tamatoa hasn't always been this glam
I was a drab little crab once
Now I know I can be happy as a clam
Because I'm beautiful, baby
Did your granny say, "Listen to your heart.
Be who you are on the inside"?
I need three words to tear her argument apart
Your granny lied
I'd rather be shiny
Not a blemish on the surface, not a speck
Double check Is ev'rything shiny?
I will sparkle like a wealthy woman's neck
Just a sec, Don't-cha know
Fish are dumb, dumb, dumb, they chase anything that shimmers
Beginners
Oh, and here they come, come, come to the brightest thing that glimmers
Fish dinners...
I just love free food (Free food)
And you look like seafood (Seafood)
yammy
Well, well, well, little Maui's having trouble with his look
Ya little semi-demi-mini-god!
Ouch, what a terrible performance, get the hook, get it?
You don't swing it like you used to, man
Yet I have to give you credit for my start
And your tattoos on the outside
For just like you, I've made myself a work of art
I'll never hide, I can't
I'm too shiny
Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough
Strut my stuff, my stuff is so shiny
Send your armies, but they'll never be enough
My shell's too tough, Maui, man
You could try, try, try but you can't expect a demigod
To beat a decapod, look it up
You will die, die, die, now it's time for me to take apart
Your achin' heart
Far from the ones who abandoned you
Chasing the love of these humans who made you feel wanted
You try to be tough
But your armor's just not hard enough
Maui! And now it's time to kick your heinie
Ever seen someone so shiny?
Soak it in cuz it's the last you'll ever see
C'est la vie, mon ami, I'm so shiny
Now I eat you, so prepare your final plea just for me
You'll never be quite as shiny
You wish you were nice and shiny