Awards Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps During 'Moana' Performance After The Rock Jokes, 'They Don't Want Me to Sing' Moana star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson teased that the crowd was "lucky" he wasn't singing his track as he introduced the performance By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. She's worked at PEOPLE for over seven years as a writer, reporter and editor across our Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the Met Gala. She's been nominated for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, and previously wrote for Us Weekly while on staff at Wenner Media. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 26, 2017 09:47 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images I see what’s happening here… Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson poked fun at his own musical abilities as he introduced the performance from Moana, for which he lent his voice to the character Maui. Joking that the answer to the current political climate would be him “Singing songs from Moana live in front of a billion people,” Johnson said, “So when the Oscars called me I picked up that phone and I said [singing] ‘What can I say except you’re welcome?’ ” “And the producers took a moment and they said ‘Nah, we’re good.’ They don’t want me to sing. So luckily for you, and the world, here to sing another song, here is Auli’i Cravalho and, my twin, Lin-Manuel Miranda,” he concluded, ceding the stage to his castmates. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Watch the PEOPLE & EW Red Carpet Live Oscars pre-show on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the app on your favorite device. Then watch our Red Carpet Fashion Wrap-Up after the Oscars! Miranda – who will be the youngest EGOT ever if “How Far I’ll Go” wins Best Original Song – performed an original rap, before 16-year-old Cravalho took the stage to sing the powerful tune. “Before she sings a solo, should I set the scene,” rapped Miranda. “Picture a young warrior, not even seventeen, she dreams of open seas. She’s full of hope and sees the future as she sets the sail and rope against the open breeze.” Kevin Winter/Getty Images Miranda continued, “She doesn’t know that she’s a voyaging descendant. Impatient and dependent, heart of nature independent. The ocean is at her feet. She opens her eyes to find her mind is on the island but her eye is on the horizon line.” Kevin Winter/Getty Images Check out PEOPLE’s full 2017 Academy Awards coverage and complete winners list! As Cravalho sang, dancers carrying blue fabric swirled around the stage behind her for an ocean-like effect. RELATED VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mom Take the Red Carpet On the red carpet earlier, Cravalho told PEOPLE “Moana is inspired by all of Polynesia, the entire Polynesian culture. I’m very honored to be a part of it.”