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"Why Should I Worry" is a song featured in the 1988 Disney animated feature film Oliver & Company. It is sung by Dodger as his hit single from the film soundtrack of the same name. The song introduces the street-wise dog from New York City. It is played when Dodger is trying to escape with some hot dogs from Oliver, which he stole from a hot dog vendor named Old Louie with the help of Oliver.

At the end of the film, the song is sung by Dodger again; only this time with the entire gang singing along. The reprise song is played when the gang is heading back home with Fagin after celebrating Jenny's eighth birthday and saying their good-byes to Oliver, who now lives with Jenny in his new home. It was included in Disney Sing Along Songs: Fun with Music and it was reused in the US version of Disney Sing Along Songs: Colors of the Wind.

Lyrics[]

Dodger:
One minute, I'm in Central Park
Then I'm down on Delancey Street
Said, from the Bowery to St. Mark's
There's a syncopated beat
I said whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo
I'm street-wise
I can improvise

I said whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo

I'm street-smart
I've got New York City heart

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime
But I got street savoir-faire

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
It's just be-bopulation
And I got street savoir-faire

The rhythm of the city
But once you get it down
Said, you can own this town
You can wear the crown

Why should I worry?
Tell me, why should I care?
Say, I may not have a dime
Oh, but I got street savoir-faire

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
It's just doo-wopulation
And I got street savoir-faire

Two Female Dogs, Chorus Dogs:
Everything goes
Everything fits

Dodger:
They love me at the Chelsea
They adore me at the Ritz

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
And even when I cross that line
I got street savoir-faire

Dodger, Chorus Dogs:
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo (etc.)

Dodger:
Why should I worry?
(Tell me) Why should I care?
Say, I may not have a dime

Dodger and Rita:
Oh, but we've got street savoir faire
Why should we worry?

Dodger, Rita, and Francis:
Why should we care?
We may not have a dime
But we've got street savoir faire

Tito:
Why should we worry?
Why should we care?
It's just be-bopulation
We got street savoir faire

Dodger:
The rhythm of the city
Boy, once you get it down
Then you can own this town

Dodger and the Gang (including Einstein):
You can wear the crown

Dodger, the Gang, and the Chorus Dogs (variously):
Why should we worry?
Why should we care?
It's just doo-wopulation
We got street savoir faire
Why should we worry?
Why should we care?
And even when we cross that line
We got street savoir faire

The Females of the Chorus Dogs:
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo (etc.)

One minute, I'm in Central Park
Then I'm down on Delancey Street
From the Bowery to St. Mark's
There's a syncopated beat
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo
I'm street-wise
I can improvise
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo

I'm street-smart
I've got New York City heart

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime
But I got street savoir-faire

What I do is what I say,
On Sutton Place or Broadway.
What I am is what I know,
In Harlem or in SoHo.
Even in Grand Central Station,
It's all be-bopulation.
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo.

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime
But I got street savoir-faire

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
It's just be-bopulation
And I got street savoir-faire

The rhythm of the city
But once you get it down
Then you can own this town
You can wear the crown

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime
But I got street savoir-faire

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
It's just be-bopulation
And I got street savoir-faire

(Ev'rything goes.
Ev'rything fits.)
They love me at the Chelsea!
They adore me at the Ritz!

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
And even when I cross that line
I got street savoir-faire

Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo (etc.)

Videos[]

Trivia[]


v - e - d
Oliver & Company Logo
Media
Oliver & Company • (Soundtrack/Video)
Disney Parks
Fireworks: Wondrous Journeys
Characters
OliverDodgerFaginTitoRitaFrancisEinsteinGeorgetteJenny FoxworthWinstonBill SykesRoscoe and DeSotoLouie the Hot Dog ManAlley DogsPenny (deleted) • Rufus (deleted)
Locations
New York CityFagin's BargeFoxworth ResidenceSykes' Warehouse
Songs
Once Upon a Time in New York CityWhy Should I WorryStreets of GoldPerfect Isn't EasyGood CompanyBuscando Guayaba
See Also
Fagin's ScooterSykes' CadillacFoxworths' Limousine
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