Anything You Can Do

Lyrics

[FRANK, spoken] And now little lady, if you'll kindly step up to the parapet I'll give you a lesson in marksmanship.​ [ANNIE, spoken] You couldn't give me a lesson in long distance spittin'.​ (sung) Anything you can do, I can do better I can do anything better than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can Yes, I can [FRANK] Anything you can be, I can be greater Sooner or later, I'm greater than you [ANNIE] No, you're not [FRANK] Yes, I am [ANNIE] No, you're not [FRANK] Yes, I am [ANNIE] No, you're not [FRANK] Yes, I am Yes, I am I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge [ANNIE] I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow [FRANK] I can live on bread and cheese [ANNIE] And only on that? [FRANK] Yes [ANNIE] So can a rat [FRANK] Any note you can reach, I can go higher [ANNIE] I can sing anything higher than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [ANNIE] Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper I can buy anything cheaper than you [FRANK] Fifty cents [ANNIE] Forty cents [FRANK] Thirty cents [ANNIE] Twenty cents [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can Yes, I can [FRANK] Anything you can say, I can say softer [ANNIE] I can say anything softer than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can Yes, I can [FRANK] I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker [ANNIE] I can do it quicker and get even sicker [FRANK] I can open any safe [ANNIE] Without being caught? [FRANK] Sure [ANNIE] That's what I thought, you crook [FRANK] Any note you can hold, I can hold longer [ANNIE] I can hold any note longer than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK, ANNIE] No, you can't (Yes, I) [ANNIE] Can [FRANK] Yes, you can [ANNIE] Anything you can wear, I can wear better In what you wear, I'd look better than you [FRANK] In my coat? [ANNIE] In your vest [FRANK] In my shoes? [ANNIE] In your hat [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can Yes, I can [FRANK] Anything you can say, I can say faster [ANNIE] I can say anything faster than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK, ANNIE] No, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't, no, you can't (Yes, I, I, I, yes, I can) [FRANK] I can jump a hurdle [ANNIE] I can wear a girdle [FRANK] I can knit a sweater [ANNIE] I can fill it better [FRANK] I can do most anything [ANNIE] Can you bake a pie? [FRANK] No [ANNIE] Neither can I [FRANK] Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter [ANNIE] I can sing anything sweeter than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Oh, yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't, can't, can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can, can, can, can [FRANK, ANNIE] No, you can't (Yes, I can)