Motivate Them

Motivate Them is a song sung by Lisa in the episode Yokel Chords. It is a parody of the title song from the musical The Sound of Music, while Lisa's performance of it is more of a parody of Julie Andrews' version of it from the movie. The music was written by Alf Clausen and the lyrics by Michael Price. It is part of the thirty-seventh track on the album The Simpsons: Testify.

Lyrics

Lisa:

You asked to see me?

Seymour Skinner:

Lisa, would you consider tutoring Cletus's children?

Superintendent Chalmers:

You'll be happy, they'll be happy, and I can go home and enjoy some delicious fondue.

Seymour Skinner:

Made with...fondue set I bought you for Christmas?

Superintendent Chalmers:

No. So what do you say, Lisa?

Lisa:

Me? A tutor.

The hillbilly tykes

Will become my tutees.

(slips and falls)

Cletus:

Hey, kids, the plow mule done burst a girl critter!