Mrs Brill:
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Katie Nanna!
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And who gets stuck with the children with no nanny in the house?
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Me! That's who!
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Katie Nanna:
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I've said my say, Mrs. Brill, and that's all I'll say,
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I've done with this house forever!
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Mrs. Brill:
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Well good riddance, then!
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Winifred:
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Katie Nanna!
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Gone? Are you quite sure...
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Mrs. Brill:
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Gone! And is it any wonder?
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Winifred:
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Choosing the right nanny - I keep drawing blanks
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Do you really think I made another blunder
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What on earth am I to say to Mr. Banks?
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George, dear
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I'm feeling so bereft dear,
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Every nanny goes
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We're unlucky I suppose.
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Winifred, Mrs. Brill, Jane, Michael & Robertson Ay:
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We are never going to find the perfect nanny
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George:
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Nonsense!
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Precision and order
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That's all that I ask
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The running of a household
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A straightforward task
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The children, the servants,
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They're all your domain
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Whilst I remain the sovereign of Cherry tree lane.
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Coat!
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Mrs. Brill
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Coming sir.
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George:
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The simple truth is you've engaged six nannies over the last four months,
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and they've all been unqualified disasters!
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A nanny should govern,
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A nanny should rule
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A nanny is a paragon who suffers no fool
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A nanny's stalwart
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Our children would gain
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By having such a nanny in cherry tree lane.
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Winifred:
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Of course, George, but...
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George:
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So take control of situations
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Show your authority when interviewing staff
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You know your role, They know their stations,
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Efficiency and forethought cut the jobs in half
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Briefcase!
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Winifred:
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I thought Katie Nanna would be firm with the children.
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She always looked so cross.
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George:
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Winifred, never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint.
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Winifred:
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Clear thinking
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Sound judgment.
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George:
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That's how to advance
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Winifred and George:
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Then things will run like clockwork.
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George:
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Leave nothing to chance
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When nannies go missing
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The answer is plain
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Our children must be monsters.
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Winifred:
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Oh how can they be monsters
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Winifred and George:
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in Cherry Tree Lane.
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George:
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Umbrella!
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Winifred:
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If only we could find someone like your old nanny.
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George:
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I'm afraid that's not realistic, my dear.
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Few women alive could manage Miss Andrew's standards of efficiency.
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Besides, we could never afford someone of her caliber.
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Mrs. Brill and Robertson Ay:
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Precision and order
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He wants nothing less
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Robertson Ay:
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It's like an army barracks
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Mrs. Brill:
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Yes and we're in the mess
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Mrs. Brill and Robertson Ay:
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No wonder the Nannies are driven insane
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We're living in a madhouse in Cherry Tree Lane.
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George:
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Now place an advertisement in the Times stating that Jane and Michael Banks
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require the best possible nanny at the lowest possible wage.
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Jane:
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Father, we've written our own advertisement.
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George:
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What!
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Winifred:
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Please, George. I think we should hear it.
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Jane:
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Wanted. A nanny. For two adorable children.
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George:
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Adorable? Well, that's debatable, I must say.
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Cherry Tree Lane (Part 1)
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Mary Poppins - The Musical |