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When the Going Gets Tough

by Original Cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical

on SpongeBob SquarePants, The New Musical (Original Cast Recording) (2017)

[PLANKTON, spoken]
Give me some music, Karen!

[Karen begins to beatbox.]

[PLANKTON]
This task force is for losers
I've got the perfect plan
Right now the getting's good
So let's get out while we can

Look, lava's pretty hot
Let's give in to our fear
Disaster's on its way
That means we can't spend no more time in here

You all know who I am
Evil genius, giant brain
You can't stop a volcano
I mean are you all insane?
The ones who stay will all be vaporized without a doubt

[PLANKTON & KAREN]
Before that sucker blows
We gotta get the fish out
Fish out, fish out, fish out

[PLANKTON, KAREN & COMPANY]
Let's be gone!

[SPONGEBOB]
Hold on, Plankton
I am simply shocked
Bikini Bottom is our home
I can't believe you talk about
Just walking out, let's figure out
A way to stay, today, tomorrow
I feel sorrow, I feel fear
But I'm not leaving here
Who's with me?

[PLANKTON]
The simple sponge is talking
Fascinating, do go on
The fry cook has a plan
Good luck with that 'cause I'll be gone
You don't just wait around
While you're under attack
No, you...

[KAREN]
Run like crazy

[PLANKTON]
Out the back

[PLANKTON & KAREN]
You got one day left, no holding back

[PLANKTON, KAREN & COMPANY]
Let's be gone!

[KRABS, spoken]
Hold on! This is another one of your schemes! You've got something up your sleeve

[PLANKTON, spoken]
I'm a one-celled organism. I don't even have sleeves!

[KAREN & COMPANY (spoken)]
OH!

[ALL]
Let's begone, let's begone, so leggo!