"Never Say Never" is a song from An American Tail. Henri and Fievel sing it in the unfinished Statue of Liberty to boost Fievel's confidence. The song is a duet between Christopher Plummer and Phillip Glasser.
Lyrics[]
Henri: Aaah. This is America, the place to find the hope.
If you give up now, you will never find you family. So never say never, say...
Never say never, what ever you do
Never say never, my friend
Fievel: Henry I...
Henri: Ah, tais-toi!
If you believe that, your dreams will come true.
They'll come true in the end.
Fievel: But I...
Henri: Keep up your courage, don't ever despair
Take heart and then count to ten
Hope for the best Work for the rest and never say never again
Fievel: Aaaw, but it's impossible. I'll never find my family.
Henri: Ah ah ah... Never say never, now say that, go on
Fievel: Never say never
Henri: Whatever you do, again
Fievel: Never say never
Henri: To me, see how easy
If you believe you can come shining through
Fievel: That's, that's how it's gonna be
Henri: Perfect
Pigeon Ladies: Now don’t you go and give up,
Give out, or give in
When the going gets rough, just get tough
And tell yourself you're gonna win
Henri: Remember to look on the bright side 'til then
and never say never again
Now are you ready to go and find your family?
Fievel: Yes
Henri: Chantal, take my little friend through immigration
You'll find your family there
Everybody goes through immigration
I would take you there myself
But then I would never finish my statue
Fievel: Henri you said never!
Henri: Oh! So I did!
Never say never
Both: Never say never
Never say never again
Henri: Au vois... bonne chance... good luck!
Fievel: Good-bye!