What is the title of the song the mice sing while sewing Cinderella's dress?

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The mice sing “The Work Song” while sewing Cinderella’s dress.

The sequence turns household chores into a lively musical number. Jaq, Gus, and the other animals gather scraps and decorations so Cinderella can adapt an old dress for the royal ball. Their teamwork gives the scene its comic energy while Cinderella remains trapped under her stepfamily’s demands.

“The Work Song” is one of the original songs written for Disney’s 1950 animated feature by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman. It is sometimes confused with “Sing, Sweet Nightingale,” which Cinderella sings while cleaning, or “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,” the Fairy Godmother’s transformation song. “So This Is Love” comes later, during Cinderella’s dance with the Prince.

The dress is ultimately ruined by Anastasia and Drizella, but the musical sequence is important because it shows the mice and birds actively helping Cinderella before the Fairy Godmother arrives.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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