Do Re Mi
Heather Menzies Lyrics
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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
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
Oh, let's see if I can make it easy
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 will 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 will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
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
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
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note
Like this
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
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
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
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 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 (So, Do)
Re (La, Fa)
Mi (Mi, Do)
Fa (Re)
So (So, Do)
La (La, Fa)
Ti (La, So, Fa, Mi, Re)
Ti, Do
Heather Menzies's song "Do Re Mi" begins with the starting point of learning, which is the very beginning. She sings about two different ways to start - reading and singing, teaching the audience that when you read, you start with the alphabet (A-B-C) but when you sing, you start with do-re-mi. Heather Menzies then introduces the seven musical notes and makes it easy by singing them in sequence. She then uses the mnemonic system to teach each note with different examples such a deer, a female deer for "doe," a drop of golden sun for "ray," etc.
As the song progresses, she imparts that the notes are the tools to build a melody, and mixing these notes can make an infinite number of different tunes. The song then asks the children to incorporate words into the musical notes, with each note spelling a word. Finally, the song comes to the climax by teaching a new melody that comes out of the mixing of different notes.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's start at the very beginning
Beginning at the start is foundational
A very good place to start
The beginning is the ideal place to commence a task
When you read you begin with A-be-see
The starting point for reading is the alphabet
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi
The launching point for singing is the do-re-mi scale
The first three notes just happen to be
Do, re, and mi are the initial trio of notes in the scale
Let's see if I can make it easy
I'll attempt to simplify the process for you
Doe, a deer, a female deer
A female deer, named 'Doe'
Ray, a drop of golden sun
A droplet of a golden sunbeam
Me, a name I call myself
The name by which I refer to myself
Far, a long, long way to run
A great distance, too far to travel easily
Sew, a needle pulling thread
A needle that hooks thread to stitch
La, a note to follow Sew
The musical note coming right after sew is known as 'la'
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
The refreshment that consists of bread and jam in tea
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
This action concludes with the do sound
So-do!
The final note is 'so' that goes back to 'do'
Now children, do-re-mi-fa-so and so on are only the tools we use to build a song
The do-re-mi-fa-so sequence is simply a component that is utilized in forming a melody
Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
Having these notes memorized helps diversify the songs you can sing by rearranging them
Can you do that?
Are you capable of performing that task?
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Do, so, la, fa, mi, do, re
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Do, so, la, ti, do, re, do
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Do, so, la, ti, do, re, do
When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
If you have a good memory of the notes, you can sing almost anything
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Do, ti, la, so, fa, mi, re
Do Mi Mi
Do, mi, mi
Mi So So
Mi, so, so
Re Fa Fa
Re, fa, fa
La Ti Ti
La, ti, ti
When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
If you have a good memory of the notes, you can sing almost anything
Doe, a deer, a female deer
A female deer, named 'Doe'
Ray, a drop of golden sun
A droplet of a golden sunbeam
Me, a name I call myself
The name by which I refer to myself
Far, a long, long way to run
A great distance, too far to travel easily
Sew, a needle pulling thread
A needle that hooks thread to stitch
La, a note to follow Sew
The musical note coming right after sew is known as 'la'
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
The refreshment that consists of bread and jam in tea
That will bring us back to
That will eventually lead us back to
Do So Do
Do, so, do
Re La Fa
Re, la, fa
Mi Mi Do
Mi, mi, do
Fa Re So So Do
Fa, re, so, so, do
La La Fa
La, la, fa
Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Ti, la, so, fa, mi, re
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do
Ti, do, oh, oh, ti, do, so, do
When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
If you have a good memory of the notes, you can sing almost anything
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Oscar II Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@marygebbie6611
Just some fun trivia for you
In Japanese, the lyrics are
Do is for donuts
Re is for Lemon (Japanese has no "L")
Mi is for "minna" (Japanese for "everyone")
Fa is for fight
So is for "aoi sora" (Japanese for "blue sky")
Ra is for "rappa" (Japanese for "trumpet")
Shi is for "shiawase" (Japanese for "happiness" -- Japanese doesn't have "ti" except in loan words)
Well then, let's sing
@Joe-it7of
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-be-see
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
Let's see if I can make it easy
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
So-do!
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
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
Good!
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note
Like this
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
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
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
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
Do So Do
Re La Fa
Mi Mi Do
Fa Re
So So Do
La La Fa
Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do
@IamNoLongerHuman
Lets 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-SOL-LA-TI
Oh let me see if I can make it easier
DO- A dear a female dear
RE- A drop of golden sun
MI- A name I call myself
FA- A long long way to run
SOL- A needle pulling thread
LA- A note to follow SOL
TI- A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to DO... oh oh oh
DO- A dear a female dear
RE- A drop of golden sun
MI- A name I call myself
FA- A long long way to run
SOL- A needle pulling thread
LA- A note to follow SOL
TI- A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
DO- A dear a female dear
RE- A drop of golden sun
MI- A name I call myself
FA- A long long way to run
SOL- A needle pulling thread
LA- A note to follow SOL
TI- A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to DO
DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-LA-TI-DO... So DO!
Now children, DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL and so on
Are only the tools to build a song
Once you have these notes in your head
You can sing a millions different tunes by mixing them up!
Like this
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
Can you do that?
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
SOL-DO-LA-TI-DO-RE-DO
SOL-DO-LA-TI-DO-RE-DO
Now put them all together!
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
SOL-DO-LA-TI-DO-RE-DO
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words, one word for every note
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
DO- A dear a female dear
RE- A drop of golden sun
MI- A name I call myself
FA- A long long way to run
SOL- A needle pulling thread
LA- A note to follow SOL
TI- A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to DO
DO-RE-MI-FA-SOL-LA-TI-DO
DO-TI-LA-SOL-FA-MI-RE-DO
DO-MI-MI, MI-SOL-SOL, RE-FA-FA, LA-TI-TI
DO-MI-MI, MI-SOL-SOL, RE-FA-FA, LA-TI-TI
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything!
DO- A dear a female dear
RE- A drop of golden sun
MI- A name I call myself
FA- A long long way to run
SOL- A needle pulling thread
LA- A note to follow SOL
TI- A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-DO-RE
SOL-DO-LA-FA-MI-
DI-DO
So Do!
@matheusgarcia5492
In Brazilian Portuguese
Do é pena de alguém (pity in english)
Ré que anda para trás (who walks backwards)
Mi pronome que não tem (a pronoum which does not exists)
Fa que falta que nos faz (something that we miss, which does not make sense here too)
Sol é nosso astro rei (the Sun)
Lá distante q nem sei (too far away)
Si de sino e sinal (bell and post)
@trucviennguyendo3220
Julie's voice is honey to my ears
@elsie1327
Truc Vien Nguyen Do I know her voice is gorgeous
@arthurmartin4616
It's why I loved this movie growing up
@nurezzati1227
😀
@duongdisney
I know Julie Andrews is magical nanny Mary Poppins disney (1964)
@ThisIsJusticeHere
@Hải Tuấn Trần Minh SHe must be a brave actor if she is willing to be carried by a helicopter
@anthonyezerioha3951
Hats off to those who arranged the song including the instrumentalist. Powerful piece of music. Simple yet elegant
@albertnortononymous9020
That would be composer Richard Rogers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.
@olivertaylor9755
It was Irwin Kostal
@JacquelineFox-xo6jn
Go wonder. 😅