Mary Poppins:
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When trying to express oneself, it's frankly quite absurd,
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To leaf through lengthy lexicons to find the perfect word.
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A little spontaniaty keeps conversation keen,
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You need to find a way to say, precisely what you mean...
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Even though the sound of it is something quite atrosicous!
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If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious,
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Ensemble:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Mary Poppins:
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When Stone Age men were chatting, merely grunting would suffice.
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Bert:
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Now if they heard this word, they might have used it once or twice!
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Mrs. Corry:
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I'm sure Egyptian pharoahs would have grasped it in a jiff,
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Then every single pyramid would bear this hieroglyph;
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Oh!
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Say it and wild animals would not seem so ferocious!
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Mary Poppins:
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Add some further flourishes, it's so ro-co-co-coscious!
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Ensemble:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Bert:
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The Druids could have carved it on their mighty monoliths!
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Mrs. Corry:
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I'm certain the ancient Greeks would have used it in their midst!
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Mary Poppins:
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I'm sure the Roman Empire only entered the abyss,
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Because those Latin scholars never had a word like this!
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Ensemble:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Mary Poppins:
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If you say it softly the effect can be hypnoscious!
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Bert:
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Check your breath before you speak, in case it's halitotious!
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Ensemble:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
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Mary Poppins (spoken):
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Of course you can say it backwards, which is Suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus!
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Michael (spoken):
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She may be tricky, but she's bloody good!
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Mary Poppins:
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So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need for dismay!
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Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say!
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Bert:
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Pick out those eighteen consonants and sixteen vowels as well,
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And put them in an order which is very hard to spell...
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Mary Poppins:
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S-u-p-e-r
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C-a-l-i-f-
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R-a-g-i-l-
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Jane and Michael:
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I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
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Ensemble:
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S-u-p-e-r
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C-a-l-i-f-
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R-a-g-i-l-
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I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
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S-u-p-e-r
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C-a-l-i-f-
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R-a-g-i-l-
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I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
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S-u-p-e-r
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C-a-l-i-f-
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R-a-g-i-l-
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I-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
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Bert (spoken):
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Here we go!
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Even though the sound of it is something quite atroscious!
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If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious,
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Supercalifragilistic-
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Jane and Michael:
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Supercalifragilistic-
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Ensemble:
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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Mary Poppins - The Musical |