Do-Re-Mi
Julie Andrews
Maria:Let's start at the very beginning.A very good place to start.
When you read you begin with
Gretel:A, B, C.
Maria:When you sing you begin With do-re-mi.
Children:Do-re-mi?
Maria: Do-re-mi.The first three notes just happen to be Do-re-mi.
Children: Do-re-mi!
Maria: Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti!.[spoken] Oh, let's see if I can make it easier.
[sung]Doe, a deer, a female deer.Ray, a drop of golden sun.
Me, a name I call myself.Far, a long, long way to run.
Sew, a needle pulling thread,La, a note to follow sew,
Tea, a drink with jam and bread! That will bring us back to do oh-oh-oh!
Gretel:Doe!
Maria:A deer, a female deer.
Two kids: Ray!
Maria:A drop of golden sun.
Three kids:Me!
Maria:A name I call myself.
Four kids:Fa!
Maria:A long, long way to run!
All:Sew, a needle pulling thread.La, a note to follow sew.
Tea, a drink with jam and bread.And that will bring us back to doe!
Kids: A deer, a female deer.Ray, a drop of golden sun.
Me, a name I call myself,Fa, a long, long way to run!
All:Sew! A needle pulling thread.La, a note to follow sew.
Tea, a drink with jam and bread!
Maria:That will bring us back to doe! Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do! So-do!
[spoken] Now, children, Do-re-mi-fa-so And so on,
are only the tools you use to build a song.
Once you have these notes in your heads
You can sing a million diff'rent tunes by mixing them up.
Like this:[sung] So, do, la, fa, me, do, re. [Spoken]Can you do that?
Kids:So, do, la, fa, me, do, re.
Maria:So, do, la, ti, do, re, do.
Kids:So, do, la, ti, do, re, do.
Maria:[spoken] Now, put it all together!
All:[sung] So, do, la, fa, me, do, re.So, do, la, ti, do, re, do!
Maria:[spoken] Good!
Louisa:But it doesn't mean anything!
Maria:So we put in words.One word for every note.
Like this:[sung] When you know the notes to sing,
You can sing most anything! [Together]
All:Doe, a deer, a female deer.Ray, a drop of golden sun.
Me, a name I call myself. Far, a long, long way to run.
Sew, a needle pulling thread,La, a note to follow sew,
Tea, a drink with jam and bread!That will bring us back to do oh-oh-oh!
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do Do, si, 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 you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
Doe, a deer, a female deer.Ray, a drop of golden sun.
Me, a name I call myself.Far, a long, long way to run.
Sew, a needle pulling thread,La, a note to follow sew,
Tea, a drink with jam and bread! That will bring us back to do oh-oh-oh!
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do So, do, la, fa...Ti, doooooo...So, do!
