In this Act II song from the new musical Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter, the kids' agoraphobic Uncle Hansel, who's quarantined himself in his forest cottage for the past 25 years processing the trauma of the Great Gingerbread Incident of 1314, explains to them why it's a terrible idea to go try to save their mother Gretl from the witch.

lyrics by Daniel Maté // music by Will Aronson // book by Hannah Kohl
music arranged by Aronson & Maté

lead vocal: Eric William Morris
backup vocals: Kiera Allen, Donna Vivino, Jason SweetTooth Williams
piano: Daniel Maté
guitar: Mike Rosengarten
bass: Matt Scharfglass
drums: Jeremy Yaddaw

Recorded live at "Where Was I? Daniel Maté in Concert", Feinstein's/54 Below, NYC, May 3 2022. Filmed by @FamousInNY. Video edited by Daniel Maté.