When I Grow Up (Reprise) Lyrics – Matilda

When I grow up
(When I grow up, when I grow up)
I will be tall enough to reach the branches
That I need to reach to climb
The trees you get to climb
When you're grown up

And when I grow up
(When I grow up, when I grow up)
I will be smart enough to answer all
The questions that you need to know
The answers to
Before you're grown up

And when I grow up (And when I grow up)
I will eat sweets every day
On the way to work
And I will go to bed late every night

And I will wake up (And I will wake up)
When the sun comes up
And I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square

And I won't care
'Cause I'll be all grown up
When I grow up...
(When I grow up)

Even if you're little you can do a lot. You
Mustn't let a little thing like "little" stop you
(When I grow up)

If you sit around and let them get on top, you
Won't change a thing

Just because you find that life's not fair, it
Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it
If you always take it on the chin and wear it
You might as well be saying
You think that it's okay
And that's not right!

And if it's not right
You have to put it right

But nobody else is gonna put it right for me
Nobody but me is gonna change my story
Sometimes you have to be a little bit –

[MISS TRUNCHBULL]
Maggots!

[COMPANY]
– naughty!
Last Update: April, 30th 2025