It Takes All Sorts
Written by:	Leslie Bricusse
Sung by:	Ali (Juliana Hansen) Cera (Candace Hutson) Littlefoot (Scott McAfee) Ducky (Heather Hogan) Petrie (Jeff Bennett)
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Released:	December 10, 1996 (America) January 6th, 2000 (Iceland)
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"It Takes All Sorts" is a song from the fourth The Land Before Time movie, The Land Before Time IV: Journey through the Mists. It is the Fourth song sung in the film, and is sung by Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie and guest-character Ali. The song is about how variation amongst people adds flavour to life on earth.

DescriptionEdit

After Cera has rescued Ali from the rapids she had fallen into in the Land of Mists, she tells the others that because her herd migrates so frequently, she has only ever become acquainted with her own kind; longnecks. She then tells them that their experiences together have taught her that having friendships with diverse species is better, and begins a song about how different sorts of people help make life interesting. After she has sung the first verse, the others excluding Spike and Tickles spike's new pal (both of whom are mute and thus unable to sing) then join in. Along with Friends For Dinner and The Lone Dinosaur are the songs in The Land Before Time (2003 Edition).

LyricsEdit

Ali It takes all sorts
to make a world
Short and tall sorts
large and small sorts
To fill this pretty planet
with love and laughter
To make it great to live in
tomorrow and the day after

Littlefoot It takes all types
without a doubt
Dumb and wise types
every size types
To do all the things
that need to be done

Cera and Petrie join in To make our life fun
Find our place in the sun

Ali

And the brightest way
the rightest way

According to reports is simply to
take all sorts

Cera It takes all sorts
to make our day

Petrie Smart and slow sorts

Ducky High and low sorts

Ali and Cera To make the world we live in
a place worth being
to try and make our future
a future really worth seeing

Together We need all types to make our way

Littlefoot Tried and true types

Cera Me and you types

Together To create a world
that's truly worthwhile
That knows how to smile
how to do things in style

Ali So the surest
and securest way
which everyone supports is simply to

Together Take all sorts

External LinksEdit

• Video clip of song sequence at YouTube.com.