Do-Re-Mi

Do - Re - Mi


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 - Mi
Do - Re - Mi - Fa - So - La - Ti...
(Oh let's see if I can make this 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
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....

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 would bring us back to 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 would bring us back to do...
Do - Re - Mi - Fa - So - La - Ti - Do! - So - Do!

Maria: Now children, do re mi fa and so on are only the tools we use to build a song.
Once you have these notes in your head you can a sing a million different tunes by mixing 'em up.
Like this...ah...:

So - Do - La - Fa - Mi - Do - Re
Can you do that?
So - Do - La - Fa - Mi - Do - Re
So - Do - La - Ti - Do - Re -Do
So - Do - La - Ti - Do - Re -Do
Maria: Now put it all together...
So - Do - La - Fa - Mi - Do - Re
So - Do - La - Ti - Do - Re -Do
Maria: Good!
Brigitta: But it doesn't mean anything.
Maria: So we put in words, One word for every note, like this:

When - you - know - the - notes - to - sing
You - can - sing - most - a-ny-thing

Maria: Together!

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 my self
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
(Carriage Scene)
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
Maria: Do, Do
Ti - La - So - Fa - Mi - Re - Do

Do - Mi - Mi, Mi - So - So
Re - Fa - Fa, La - Ti - Ti

(Do - Mi - Mi, Mi - So - So, Re - Fa - Fa, La - Ti - Ti )
(Do - Mi - Mi, Mi - So - So, Re - Fa - Fa, La - Ti - Ti )
(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: When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most...
All: 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
La - a note to follow So
Ti - a drink with jam and bread...
That will bring...us...back...to...

So - Do - La - Fa - Mi - Do - Re
So - Do - La - Fa
La - So, So - Fa, Mi - Re

Do...Re...Mi..Fa...So...La...Ti......
Ti - Do...oh...oh!!!
So - Do!