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Wake Up is the second song in Big World! Big Adventures!, performed by Elvis Who, Patricia Kihoro, John Hasler in the UK dub and Joseph May in the US dub.

Lyrics[]

Male African Van:
Wake up!
African Trucks:
Thomas!
Wake up!
Male African Van:
It's such a lovely day (African Trucks: Thomas)
You've got a job to do (African Trucks: Cheer up!)
Maybe you don't wanna do it but
African Trucks:
hey, hey, hey
(Wake up!)
Male African Van:
If you wanna be happy (African Trucks: Choo choo)
Tell me what's stopping you! (African Trucks: Wake up!)
When you're grumpy
You're in your own way
Nia:
There's oh so much to discover
If you open your eyes
You might even uncover
Your own smile
Do you really want to be stormy?
Always under a cloud?
Just be happy and go the extra mile
Nia and Male African Van:
Wake up!
African Trucks:
Don't be a silly choo choo
Nia and Male African Van:
Cheer up!
African Trucks:
There's so many things to try
Nia and Male African Van:
Wake up!
African Trucks:
The world is all around you
Male African Van:
As big as the beautiful sky
African Trucks:
Don't let the world pass you by
Si lazima dunia kupita wewe na
Nia:
A bad mood is like a blindfold
It covers up your eyes
Nia and Male African Van:
It makes the world around you dark as night
Just shake it off
And turn your mood around
You can do it if you try
And see it all in a new light
Nia and Male African Van:
Wake up!
African Trucks:
Don't be so grumpy, Thomas
Nia and Male African Van:
Cheer up!
African Trucks:
The sun is in the sky
Nia and Male African Van:
Wake up!
African Trucks:
Don't be so grumpy, Thomas!
Nia and Male African Van:
Or else the world goin' pass you by
Nia and African Trucks:
Don't let the world pass you by
Si lazima dunia kupita wewe na
Thomas and Male African Van:
Wake up!
Nia and African Trucks:
Do not be so grumpy, Thomas
Thomas, Nia and African Trucks:
Cheer up!
Nia and African Trucks:
There's so many things to try
Thomas, Nia and African Trucks:
Wake up!
African Trucks:
The world is all around you
Thomas:
As big as the beautiful sky
Thomas and African Trucks:
Don't let the world pass you by
African Trucks:
Si lazima dunia kupita wewe na

Characters[]

Cast[]

UK[]

US[]

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • Patricia Kihoro as Nia
    • Yvonne Grundy as Nia's speaking voice
  • Elvis Who as the African Troublesome Vans
  • Collins Kemboi and Carl Taylor as the African Troublesome Vans and the African Troublesome Tankers

Trivia[]

  • This song was recorded with local session musicians from Kenya.
  • This song was uploaded on Mattel Korea's official channel, on Junior Naver, and on Naver TV in South Korea but in the English version.
  • This song was never dubbed in Albanian and Korean. However, they added subtitles while playing Big World! Big Adventures!.
  • Thomas could be seen with grey smoke forming a cloud above him, a reference to the gloom cloud in many cartoons.
  • The phrase "Si lazima dunia kupita wewe na" translates to "The world does not have to pass you by" in Swahili.
  • The Great Mosque of Djenné, Hassan II Mosque, Victoria Falls, and Mount Kilimanjaro can be seen during the map scene of the music video.

In Other Languages[]

Language Title
Czech Vstávej
Finnish Herää!
German Wach auf!
Hungarian Ébredj!
Japanese おきろ!
Korean 눈을 떠!
Polish Wstawaj!
Spanish (Latin America) ¡Despierta!
Spanish (Spain) ¡Despiértate!

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