Do-Re-Mi

[MARIA:] Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read you begin with [CHILD:] ABC [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 Sol La Ti Let's see if I can make it easier 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 Sol- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do Oh Oh Oh [MARIA AND CHILDREN:] 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 Sol- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do [CHILDREN:] A deer a female deer Re - a drop of golden sun Mi - a name I call myself Fa - a long long way to run [MARIA AND CHILDREN:] Sol- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do [MARIA:] Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Sol Do! Now children, Do Re Mi Fa Sol and so on are natur'ly the tunes we use To build a song once you have these notes in your head you can sing A million diff'rent tune by mixin' them up, like this: Sol Do La Fa Mi Do Re Can you do that? [CHILDREN][Chorus:] Sol Do La Fa Mi Do Re [MARIA][Chorus] [CHILDREN][Chorus] [MARIA AND CHILDREN:] Now let's put it all together Sol Do La Fa Mi Do Re Sol Do La Ti Do Re Do [MARIA:] Good! [CHILD:] But it doesn't mean anything [MARIA:] So we put in words One word for ev'ry note, like this When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything Together! [MARIA AND CHILDREN:] When you know the notes to sing You can sing most 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 Sol- 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 Sol La Ti Do Do Ti La Sol Fa Mi Re Do Mi Mi Mi Sol Sol Re Fa Fa La Ti Ti Do Mi Mi Mi Sol Sol Re Fa Fa La Ti Ti When you know the notes to sing You can sing most 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 Sol- a needle pulling thread La - a note to follow so Ti - a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Sol Do La Fa Mi Do Re Sol Do La Fa La Sol Fa Ti Re Ti Do Sol Do