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Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Vocals
Nicholas Hammond
Nicholas Hammond
Vocals
Debbie Turner
Debbie Turner
Vocals
Duane Chase
Duane Chase
Vocals
Charmian Carr
Charmian Carr
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Heather Menzies
Heather Menzies
Vocals
Angela Cartwright
Angela Cartwright
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Kym Karath
Kym Karath
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Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics
Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay
Book
Maria von Trapp
Maria von Trapp
Based on the Work of
Russel Crouse
Russel Crouse
Book
Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Neely Plumb
Neely Plumb
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Douglas Williams
Douglas Williams
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John Norman
John Norman
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Murray Spivak
Murray Spivak
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Robert Mayer
Robert Mayer
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Saul Chaplin
Saul Chaplin
Associate Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
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 it easier
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
[Verse 1]
Now children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-and-so on are only the tools we use to build a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
You can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
Like this
[Bridge]
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
Now put it all together
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
[Verse 2]
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words—one word for every note, like this
[Bridge]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
Do, Mi-Mi
Mi, So-So
Re, Fa-Fa
La, Ti-Ti
[Instrumental]
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 (Do, Mi-Mi)
Can (Mi, So-So)
Sing (Re, Fa-Fa)
(La, Ti-Ti) Most anything
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
So (So, Do)
Re (La, Fa)
Mi (Mi, Do)
Fa (Re)
So (So, Do)
La (La, Fa)
Ti (La-So, Fa, Mi-Re)
Ti Do (So-Do)
Written by: Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers

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