Do-Re-Mi

Lyrics

[MARIA] Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read you begin with [GRETL, spoken] 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) Okay, I'll make it easier for you.  (sung) 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 La, a note to follow So Ti, 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 So [MARIA & CHILDREN] A needle pulling thrеad [MARIA] La [MARIA & CHILDREN] A note to follow So [MARIA] Ti [MARIA & CHILDREN] A drink with jam and bread [MARIA] That will bring us back to [CHILDREN] Do, a deer, a femalе deer Re, a drop of golden sun Mi, a name I call myself Fa, a long, long way to run [MARIA & CHILDREN] So, a needle pulling thread La, a note to follow So Ti, a drink with jam and bread [MARIA] That will bring us back to Do Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do [MARIA & CHILDREN] So-Do [MARIA, spoken] Once we have these notes in our heads, we can sing a million different tunes.  [FRIEDRICH, spoken] How? [MARIA, spoken] By mixing them up. Listen.  (sung) When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything [CHILDREN] When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything [MARIA & CHILDREN] Do [CHILDREN] A deer, a female deer [MARIA & CHILDREN] Re [CHILDREN] A drop of golden sun [MARIA & CHILDREN] Mi [CHILDREN] A name, I call myself [MARIA & CHILDREN] Fa [CHILDREN] A long, long way to run [MARIA & CHILDREN] So, a needle pulling thread La, a note to follow So Ti, a drink with jam and bread [MARIA] That will bring us back to Do [CHILDREN] 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 [MARIA & (CHILDREN)] 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) [MARIA & CHILDREN] 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 [MARIA] So, a needle pulling thread [CHILDREN] A needle pulling thread [MARIA] La, a note to follow So [CHILDREN] A note to follow So [MARIA] Ti, a drink with jam and bread [CHILDREN] Jam and bread [MARIA] That will bring us back to [CHILDREN] So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re [MARIA] Do, Re, Mi, Fa [CHILDREN] So, Do, La, Fa, Ti [MARIA] So, La, Ti [CHILDREN] La So, So Fa, Mi Re [MARIA & CHILDREN] Ti Do So Do