"Me the Mouse (and I'm the Duck)" is a song from the House of Mouse television series episode "Daisy's Debut". Daisy Duck is given a chance to perform a duet with Mickey Mouse at the club, which makes Minnie Mouse feel left out. When Daisy notices this, she fakes a broken leg and has Minnie perform in her place. During their performance, Minnie, having not rehearsed the song earlier, initially misunderstands the lyrics and pronounces the words the same way Mickey does when she's supposed to pronounce them differently, until Mickey clues her in on how it's supposed to go.
Sebastian makes a cameo during the song's bridge.
Lyrics
Mickey: Has anybody seen and anybody heard
All the different ways for saying a word?
I tell ya, my friend, it's really absurd
You'll see
I say ABstract
Daisy: I say abSTRACT
Mickey: I say COMpact
Daisy: I say comPACT
Mickey: I would say CONtract
Daisy: I say conTRACT
Both: Who cares how you pronounce it?
We might as well announce it!
Forever we're together we're stuck!
Mickey: Even though I'm a mouse
Daisy: And I am a duck!
Mickey: I say PERfect!
Daisy: I say perFECT!
Mickey: Well, I say SUBjects!
Daisy: I say subJECTS!
Mickey: This is so COMplex.
Daisy: I say comPLEX!
Both: Who cares the way you say it
Or how the band'll play it?
We're buddies and we're not goin' back!
Mickey: Even though I'm a mouse and go squeak!
Daisy: And I would go quack!
Mickey: Caramel! (CAHR-amel)
Daisy: Caramel! (CAYR-amel)
Mickey: New Orleans!
Daisy: New Orleans! (Or-LEANS)
Mickey: St. Louis!
Daisy: St. Louis (Louie) to me!
Mickey: Lever!
Daisy: Lever! (LEE-ver)
Mickey: CarIbbean!
Daisy: CaribbEan!
Mickey: Paris!
Daisy: Pronounce it Paris! (Par-EE)
Mickey: Well, I say route! (root)
Daisy: And I say route! (rowt)
Mickey: Now don'tcha pout! (poot)
Daisy: I think you mean pout! (powt)
Both: Maybe someday, we'll figure it out
But as long as we're together
It doesn't matter whether
We're never ever down on our luck!
'Cause we're friends
Mickey: Me the mouse
Daisy: And I am a duck!
Both: Bop-a-doo-bop!
(Mickey and Minnie pronounce all the words the same)
Mickey: I say abstract
Minnie: And I say abstract
Mickey: I say compact
Minnie: I-I say compact
Mickey: I say contract
Minnie: And I say contract
Both: Who cares how you pronounce it?
We might as well announce it!
Forever we're together we're stuck!
Mickey: Even though I'm a mouse...
Minnie: And I am a duck!
I'm a duck? Mickey, what is this?
Mickey: J-Just go to the bridge!
Caramel!
Minnie: Caramel!
Mickey: New Orleans!
Minnie: New Orleans!
Mickey: St. Louis!
Minnie: St. Louis, see?
Mickey: Yeah...lever!
Minnie: Lever!
Mickey: Caribbean?
Minnie: Caribbean!
Mickey: Paris, you say Paris! (Par-EE)
Minnie: Oh!
Mickey: Now I say route... (root)
Minnie: Uh-huh.
Mickey: And you say route! (rowt)
Minnie: Okay.
Mickey: Don'tcha pout! (poot)
Minnie: I think you mean pout! (powt)
I got it now! I've figured it out!
Both: And as long as we're together
It doesn't matter whether
We're never ever down on our luck
'Cause we're friends!
Mickey: Me the mouse
Minnie: And I am a duck! I can't believe I did it! How was that?
Mickey: Swell! Really swell.
Minnie: Quack, quack!