Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Music: Richard Rodgers
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-B-C
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi
Do re mi?
Do re mi.
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-re-mi.
Do-re-miοΌ
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti...
Oh Come, Iβll make it easier for you. Listen
Do β a deer, a female deer
Re β a drop of golden sun
Mi β a name I call myself
Fa β a long, long way to run
So β a needle pulling thread
La β a note to follow so
Ti β a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do! (oh-oh-oh)
Children: Do!
Maria: A deer, a female deer.
Children: Re!
Maria: A drop of golden sun.
Children: Mi!
Maria: A name I call myself.
Children: Fa!
Maria: A long, long way to run.
All: So β a needle pulling thread,
La β a note to follow so,
Ti β a drink with jam and bread,
That will bring us back to do!
Do β a deer, a female deer
Re β a drop of golden sun
Mi β a name I call myself
Fa β a long, long way to run
So β a needle pulling thread
La β a note to follow so
Ti β a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do!
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
so-do
Now children,
Once you have these notes in your heads,
you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up.
Like this.
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
Now you do it
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Now let's put it all together
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
But it doesn't mean anything.
So we put in words, one word for every note.
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
DoοΌA deer, a female deer
ReοΌA drop of golden sun
MiοΌA name, I call myself
FaοΌA long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
When (Do, Mi-Mi)
You (Mi, So-So)
Know (Re, Fa-Fa)
The (La, Ti-Ti)
Notes (Do, Mi-Mi)
To (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti)
You (La, Ti-Ti)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
Most (La, Ti-Ti)
Anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
A needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
A note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
Jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
That will bring us back to
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re, Do
Do