Lyrics of Oompa Loompa — WIlly Wonka Cast

The "Oompa Loompa" songs in the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory are ingeniously composed two-in-one numbers—it entertains while imparting moral lessons. The small but wise beings from the unknown land of Loompaland are portrayed in the movie as workers inside Wonka's factory, but their other role is that they are the moral commentators in relation to the actions of the kids in the movie. Other constants of their songs are spontaneity and humor since they are rich in rhymes, reflections of their cleverness and naughtiness.

In the song you mention, the Oompa Loompas warn against the practice of watching too much television, as it seems to be bad for one's intelligence and general health. They recommend reading a book as a far better, healthier, and more enriching experience. This song, like the others, is written in such a way that it makes a pronouncement against the child followed by a catchy and moralistic chorus that seems to scold and direct at the same time. The lyrics are great in the way that they use the medium of song to chide society for its media-viewing habits and suggest to parents that too much television is sure to make their child dumb and uncomfortable in his or her own skin.

The movie, which came out in 1971, was not a commercial success but was critically acclaimed and has since become an all-time favorite praised to be highly imaginative in its tale and in its songs for the lessons that are taught through the songs by the Oompa Loompas. The characters lived in some hostile environment where they were not given much care and were then brought into the factory to work but at the same time also managed to get access of their favorite cacao beans. Though their approach towards any matter is a playful one and all the characters of the creatures are very childlike, the Oompa Loompas are very deeply th.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has featured as one of the movies of cultural, historic, and aesthetical import and was brought to safety in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. The movie's production, music, and plot have been scrutinized and argued over for decades; the Oompa Loompas are very much the substance of this continuing charm and proclamation.