Original Concept Cast of Ratatouille The Musical
Trash Is Our Treasure
[DJANGO]
Don't waste your whiskers on dreaming
Try to see life as I do
Take in the smell of it steaming
This wonderful dump here in front of you

Trash is our treasure
It's all that we need
Why ask for better?
When we're comfortably
Finding the good in the garbage, the gold in the gruel
One human's trash is another rat's fuel
And you there, young Remy, are yet to find out
That that's what the life of a rat's all about

Even I won't deny your ambition
Your powerful snout is your drive
So listen to my proposition
Use that sensitive snooter to keep us alive

Trash is our nature
It's all that we want
Take it from me, I'm your confidant
Finding the pièce de résistance
Among us the cesspit
I don't understand who could want more than this
How free you will feel when you finally find out
That's what the life of a rat's all about
[DJANGO, spoken]
Garbage? I got garbage
Look at this, musical instrument. Soup ladle, huh
Hanger, backscratcher, boomerang
Sandal? Flyswatter
Ah. (sniffs) Mm, 2020. Bad year
Ah, Remy

[DJANGO]
So keep your nose up and tread lightly
We don't want to be caught unawares
We take what is ours when we want it
It's not stealing if nobody knows you're there

Trash is our birthright
It's all that we are
Why be downhearted when we're better off
Finding the good in the garbage
The ripe in the rot
The decaying garnish is our cherry on top

There's no chance of failure
There's no room for doubt
Cause that's what the life of a rat's
That's what the life of a rat's
That's what the life of a rat's all about!
[DJANGO, spoken]
RENT!
I mean, rat
...tatouille