You've got to stick your neck out now and then

Get your chin up, square your shoulders,

Take a breath and count to ten

Then march right in that mean old lion's den

You've got to stick your neck out now and then

Just go and meet that monster face to face

Stand up taller - he'll grow smaller

Til he's gone without a trace

A fear that's faced will slink off in disgrace

It's fun to put a monster in his place

If you're afraid to talk to strangers,

You'll never make a friend

If you're scared of looking stupid,

You won't get very smart

If you're afraid of all the dangers

That lurk around the bend,

Then cancel the trip, get off the ship

You're sunk before you start

I got to stick my neck out now and then

If you falter, grab that halter

And go charging in again

That's how we tell the mouses from the men

You've got to stick your neck out now

And let them laugh

Let them call you a giraffe

Go on and stick your neck out now and then!

Performed by Puss (Christopher Walken), Corin (Jason Connery; Singing Voice provided by Nick Curtis) & Princess Vera (Carmela Marner)

Lyrics by Anne Cromwell

Music by Michael Abbott