"Mickey Mouse March" is the theme song for Mickey Mouse Club, a children's television series that originally ran from 1955 to 1959 on ABC. It has since become the official theme song of Mickey Mouse and can be heard in many Disney productions. The song was reprised with the slower "Now it's time to say goodbye" verse and different lyrics at the end of each episode that became the show's alma mater. The song remains popular as a children's music standard.
The song was written by the Mickey Mouse Club host Jimmie Dodd. It was published by Hal Leonard Corporation, July 1, 1955. Dodd wrote other songs used over the course of the series. Dodd was a guitarist and musician hired by Walt Disney as a songwriter. Dodd also wrote the "theme day" songs accompanying it on the show.
Lyrics
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse Club!
Mickey Mouse Club!
We'll have fun
We'll meet new faces
We'll do things and we'll go places
All around the world we're marching
(instrumental)
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Jiminy Cricket: Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing the song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Yay Mickey!
Yay Mickey!
Yay Mickey Mouse Club!
(Donald tries to hit a gong, but with comedic results)
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Bum, bum, bum, bum
Mickey Mouse Club!
Mickey Mouse Club!
Mickey Mouse Club!
Mickey Mouse Club!
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Mickey Mouse!)
Mickey Mouse! (Mickey Mouse!)
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
(Here comes Mickey Mouse!)
Here we go a-marching
And a-shouting merrily
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
We play fair and we work hard
And we're in harmony
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Mickey Mouse!)
Mickey Mouse! (Mickey Mouse!)
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Boys and girls from far and near
You're welcome as can be
M-I-C-K-E-Y
M-O-U-S-E...
Mickey Mouse!
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
He's our favorite Mouseketeer
We know you will agree
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Take some fun and mix in love
Our happy recipe
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!
Yay Mickey!
Yay Mickey!
Yay Mickey Mouse Club!
(spoken) And now Mouseketeers, there's one thing we want you always to remember...
Come along and sing our song
And join our family
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Through the years we'll all be friends
Wherever we may be
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Forever let us hold our banner high!
Now it's time to say goodbye
To all our company
M-I-C...
(spoken) See you real soon!
K-E-Y...
(spoken) Why? Because we like you!
M-O-U-S-E
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse!
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse!
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse Club!
We'll have fun
We'll meet new faces
High High High High!
(Hey Hey Hey!) We'll do things and we'll go places
All around the world we're marching
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hey there, Hi there, Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse!
Forever let us hold our banner high, high, high, high!
Come along and sing the song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Come along and sing the song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
(instrumental)
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Come along and sing the song and join the jamboree!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! Mickey Mouse!
We'll have fun
We'll be new faces
We'll do things and
We'll go places
High! High! High! High!
Mickey Mouse! Mickey Mouse!
All around the world
We'll go marching
All around the world
We'll go marching
High! High! High! High!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Adios!
Lovable Donald: M-I-C...
(spoken) See how much I love you.
Mickey (spoken): But we gotta-
Lovable Donald: K-E-Y...
Mickey (spoken): (groans) Why...?
(the scene then cuts to the angry Donald Duck destroying the city, and then back to the lovable Donald.)
Lovable Donald: M-O-U-S-E
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Hi there, Hey there, Ho there! We're as welcome as can be!
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Forever shall we hold our banner high...!
Mickey's got his Mousegetar, he'll play for you and me
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
(instrumental)
So come along and have some fun, it's a rockin' jamboree
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Mickey Mouse! (Donald Duck!)
Forever shall we hold our banner high...!
Now it's time to say goodbye
To all good company
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
M-I-C...
Spoken:
See you real soon!
K-E-Y...
Spoken:
'Cause I like to rock with you!
M-O-U-S...
Mickey Mouse!
Now it's time to say goodnight
To all our company
M-I-C...
(spoken) See you real soon!
K-E-Y...
(spoken) Why? Because we like you!
M-O-U-S-E
(...and Donald Duck!)
Trivia
- Scrooge McDuck makes his animated debut in the theme song, popping out of the Big Bad Wolf's hat, with Abner Countrymouse popping out of his hat, followed by Jiminy Cricket.
- In the Wonderful World of Color episode, "In Shape with Von Drake", Ludwig von Drake does a variation of the song while wearing a dumbbell like a mouse hat. ("L-U-D... W-I-G... von D-R-A-K-E!")
- In the Kingdom Hearts series, the song is the theme music for the world Disney Castle.
- In The Prince and the Pauper, the Weasels were singing a Pete version of the song.
- Former Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff covered "Mickey Mouse March" for the 2008 Disney Mobile Cell Phone commercial. The commercial has only aired in Japan.
- A shortened version of the song is included in Disney On Ice.
- In Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, after Pete kidnaps Mickey and takes him to his dungeon, he mockingly sings the line "Hey there! Hi there! Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!" Coincidentally, in the original theme song, Pete himself is shown singing with Horace Horsecollar. The song is even credited in the film's credits because of this one line.
- In the PlayStation 2 video game, Disney Golf, an instrumental rendition of the Mickey Mouse March can be heard on all 18 holes featured in the American Course.
- The reprise version was heard when the happy, blissful version of Donald sings to Mickey from the episode "Split Decision" in the Mickey Mouse television series.
- In Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey and his friends sing the song in the episode "Donald's Hiccups" on Clarabelle's TV Show. Before they did, they practiced the singing in the beginning of the episode.
- In Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, part of the line "Hey there! Hi there! Ho there! You're as welcome as can be!" was said during Mickey and Jiminy Johnson's secret handshake in the episode "Mickey's Wild Tire!".
- A distorted and slightly out-of-tune version of the tune can be heard in the Wii game Epic Mickey. It occasionally plays in the background during Mickey's visit to Mickeyjunk Mountain. The music in this area can vary depending on the player's moral choices, so the jingle only tends to play if the player made good choices before getting to this area of the game.
- The song is featured in the ending of the movie Full Metal Jacket as American Marines return to base after fighting the Vietnamese at the Battle of Huế.
- Along with many other aspects of the Mickey Mouse Club, the song was parodied in one episode of Muppets Tonight hosted by Cindy Crawford. With lyrics that went:
Frogketeers
♪ Who's the president of our society that's here for you and me?
♪ K-E-R…
Kermit
Are we having fun yet?
Frogketeers
♪ M-I-T…
Kermit
That's a swell university.
Frogketeers
♪ F-R-O-O-G!
♪ Kermit Frog…
Kermit
Where's the THE?
Frogketeers
♪ Kermit Frog…
Kermit
Where's the THE?
Frogketeers
♪ Forever leave our throats expanding proud …
- The sheet music version for the Mickey Mouse March contains several unused interludes that were left unused besides the first four interludes with ten unused verses not used in any media, labeling them as interludes 5 to 14 respectively:
We have fun and we play safely
Look both ways when you cross crossings
Don't take chances! Play with safety
When you ride your bike be careful
Play a little, work a little
Sing a song while you are working!
It will make your burden lighter
Do a good turn for your neighbor
You can learn things while you're playing
It's a lot of fun to learn things
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