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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Performer
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Performer
Buddy Cole
Buddy Cole
Keyboards
Don Whitaker
Don Whitaker
Bass
Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
Drums
Vince Terri
Vince Terri
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Buddy Cole
Buddy Cole
Producer

Lyrics

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