Rodgers And Hammerstein
Cinderella
Impossible
(Godmother)
Impossible, for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage.
Impossible, for a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in
marriage,
And four white mice will never be four white hosrses!
Such fol-der-ol and fid-dle-dy dee of course, is--- Impossible!
But the world is full of zanies and fools
Who don't believe in sensible rules
And won't believe what sensible people say.
And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes keep building up impossible
hopes,
Impossible things are happening every day.
(Cinderella)
Impossible!
(Godmother)
Impossible!
(Cinderella)
Impossible!
(Godmother)
Impossible!
(Cinderella)
Impossible!
(Godmother)
Impossible!
(Both)
Impossible!
(Cinderella)
It's Possible! For a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage!
It's Possible! For a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in
marriage!
(Godmother)
And four white mice are easily turned to horses!
Such fol-der-ol and fid-dle-dy dee of course, is
Quite Possible! It's possible!
(Cinderella)
For the world is full of zanies and fools
(Godmother)
Who don't believe in sensible rules
(Cinderella)
And won't believe what sensible people say
(Both)
And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes keep building up Impossible
hopes
Impossible things are happening every day!
(Cinderella)
It's Possible!
(Godmother)
It's Possible!
(Cinderella)
It's Possible!
(Godmother)
It's Possible!
(Cinderella)
It's Possible!
(Godmother)
It's Possible!
(Both)
It's Poss-i-ble!
About This Song
"Impossible" is a whimsical yet profound meditation on the tension between pragmatic realism and magical possibility, serving as the philosophical heart of Rodgers and Hammerstein's *Cinderella*. The Fairy Godmother's song begins by cataloging all the logical reasons why Cinderella's transformation cannot happen-pumpkins don't become carriages, commoners don't marry royalty-before pivoting to celebrate the "zanies and fools" who refuse to accept such limitations. Beneath its playful surface lies a deeper commentary on how society's "sensible rules" often serve to maintain class barriers and crush dreams, particularly for women and the poor. Rodgers' melody perfectly mirrors this thematic duality, opening with hesitant, questioning phrases that gradually build into soaring, confident declarations as the song embraces the power of belief over cynicism. The song's production features lush orchestration that transforms from tentative woodwinds to full, magical crescendos, musically embodying the very transformation it describes. What makes the song truly resonant is its recognition that dismissing the impossible often means accepting injustice as inevitable-the "sensible people" are revealed as those who benefit from keeping others in their place. The piece became a beloved anthem for dreamers because it validates the revolutionary act of refusing to accept that change is impossible. Ultimately, "Impossible" argues that magic isn't about fairy dust, but about having the courage to envision and fight for a world beyond current limitations.
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