(Musical intro as the CAT IN THE HAT enters and freezes the terrifying tableau. Instead of singing, the CAT tips the song to HORTON, who unfreezes. His attitude changes immediately from terror-stricken to blithe.)

[HORTON THE ELEPHANT] (singing)
WHEN YOUR LIFE'S GOING WRONG
AND YOU'RE WONDERING WHY,

(GERTRUDE unfreezes and sings cheerfully.)

[GERTRUDE McFUZZ]
WHEN YOUR TAIL IS SO LONG
YOU'RE UNABLE TO FLY!

[CAT IN THE HAT, HORTON, & GERTRUDE]
TELL YOURSELF
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.

(Lights come up on JOJO, "after the fall," a little banged up.)

[JOJO]
WHEN YOU LAND WITH A THUD
AND YOU'RE BUMPED AND YOU'RE BRUISED,

[HORTON]
WHEN YOU'RE TRAPPED

[GERTRUDE]
AND YOU'RE GROUNDED
[JOJO, HORTON, & GERTRUDE]
AND LOST AND CONFUSED!

[JOJO, HORTON, GERTRUDE, & CAT]
TELL YOURSELF HOW LUCKY YOU ARE!

(Lights come up on the MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR, CITIZENS OF WHO and GENERAL GENGHIS KHAN SCHMITZ, etc. All are bandaged, battered and on crutches, but despite this, cheerfully "showbiz.")

[WHOVILLE CITIZENS]
WHY REHASH
A NASTY CRASH.
WHY CALL A HEARSE
OR CURSE THE UNIVERSE!
MY PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLY:

[ALL]
THINGS COULD BE WORSE!

(SFX: Thunder!)

[ALL (except WHOS), & (WHOS)]
SO BE HAPPY YOU'RE HERE (WHO...).
THINK OF LIFE AS A THRILL (WHO...)!
AND IF WORSE COMES TO WORSE (WHO...),

[ALL]
AS WE ALL KNOW IT WILL,
THANK YOUR LUCKY STAR
YOU'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR...
[CAT] (spoken)
It's time for a brief intermission.

[ALL]
Which means Act One is through!

[CAT]
So go have a nice intermission.
(The lobby's a real zoo!)
But we've gotta fix up the stage
And get ready to play Act Two!

[GROUP 1, & (WHOS)] (singing)
TELL YOURSELF (HOW LUCKY! HOW LUCKY!)
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE (HOW LUCKY YOU...)...

(HOW LUCKY! HOW LUCKY!)
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE (HOW LUCKY YOU...)...

(HOW LUCKY! HOW LUCKY!)
(HOW LUCKY, HOW LUCKY...)

(HOW LUCKY, HOW LUCKY YOU)
(ARE.)

TELL YOURSELF (HOW LUCKY! HOW LUCKY!)
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE (HOW LUCKY YOU...)...
(HOW LUCKY! HOW LUCKY!)
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE (HOW LUCKY YOU...)...

(HOW LUCKY! HOW LUCKY!)
(HOW LUCKY, HOW LUCKY...)

HOW LUCKY, HOW LUCKY (HOW LUCKY, HOW LUCKY YOU)
YOU ARE (ARE.).

[CAT] (spoken)
How lucky you are!

(The CAT makes a magical exit.)

END ACT 1