I Think I Can

I Think I Can
Performed by	Katrina Sedgwick as McDuff Garry Scale as Johnson Doug Scroope as Diesel Peter Browne as Alfred Angela Toohey as Squeaky
Music by	Chris Neal
Lyrics by	John Patterson
Recorded	1992, The Living Room, Sydney

I Think I Can is a song about growing up, being brave and doing new things. It was released on the album An Afternoon with Johnson and Friends. It has never been played on television.

The song was performed by Katrina Sedgwick as McDuff, Garry Scale as Johnson, Doug Scroope as Diesel, Peter Browne as Alfred and Angela Toohey as Squeaky, with music by Chris Neal and lyrics by John Patterson.   

Lyrics

Verse 1

McDuff: When I turn four, it will be that tree

Down by the creek that beckons me

I'll bark my shin and graze my knee

But from the top, I'll smell the sea!

I think, I think, I think I can

I think, I think, I think I can

And when I'm four I'll stretch my hand

And climb that tree. I think I can!

Verse 2

When I'm five, I'll be seized

With a dream to sail the seas

I'll hoist my sail by slow degrees

And in my boat, I'll face the breeze!

I feel, I feel, I feel I could

I feel, I feel, I feel I could

And when I'm I'm five, I'll touch wood

And sail the seas. I think I could!

Verse 3

And when I'm six, I'll get a lift

Scaling up an awesome cliff

And though my legs will both be stiff

The nighttime stars I'll be dancing with!

I know, I know, I know I must

I know, I know, I know I must

And when I'm six, it's me I'll trust

I'll climb that cliff. I know I must!

Verse 4

And when I'm seven, I'll run away

And pitch my tent in a hideaway

If Mum comes too, then there I'll stay,

Breathing freedom every day!

I will, I will, I know I will

I will, I will, I know I will

And when I'm seven, I'll have the will

To run away. I know I will!

Verse 5

But while I'm three, then here I'll stay

And dream of things I'll do one day

I'll climb. I'll sail. I'll run away.

One day soon, but not today!

All: We will, we will, we know we will

We will, we will, we know we will

If Mum comes too, we'll have the will

To explore this world. We know we will!

Verse 6

All: While we're three, then here we'll stay

And dream of things we'll do one day

We'll climb. We'll sail. We'll run away.

One day soon, but not today!

We will, we will, we know we will

We will, we will, we know we will

McDuff: If Mum comes too, I'll have the will

To explore this world. I know I will!